A survival regression analysis of prognostic factors in colorectal cancer

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 445-451

  D'Eredita, Giovanni ^a,b   Serio, Gabriella ^a   Neri, Vincenzo ^a   Polizzi, Rosario A ^a   Barberio, Giovanni ^a   Losacco, Tommaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cancer; colorectal; prognostic factors; regression analysis; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029943243     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00780.x     Document Type: Article

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