Variations in the management and survival of women under 50 years with breast cancer in the South East Thames region

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 751-757

  Richards, M A ^a,d   Wolfe, C D A ^b   Tilling, K ^b   Barton, J ^b   Bourne, H M ^c   Gregory, W M ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Thames Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Population based study; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029928136     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.131     Document Type: Article

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