A population-based analysis of survival and incidental diagnosing of renal cell carcinoma patients in Iceland, 1971-1990

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 451-455

  Gudbjartsson, Tómas ^a   Einarsson, Gudmundur V ^a   Magnússon, Jónas ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Incidental diagnosis; Renal cell carcinoma; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030458107     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609182322     Document Type: Article

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