Incidence and possible aetiological factors in the development of pelvic insufficiency fractures following radical radiotherapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 822, 1996, Pages 548-554

  Bliss, P ^a,b   Parsons, C A ^a   Blake, P R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OSTEOPENIA; PELVIS FRACTURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029899679     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-822-548     Document Type: Article

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