Age and the treatment of lung cancer

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 564-568

  Brown, J S ^a   Eraut, D ^a   Trask, C ^a   Davison, A G ^a  

^a SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Lung cancer; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029994779     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.6.564     Document Type: Article

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