Variable management of soft tissue sarcoma: Regional audit with implications for specialist care

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1692-1696

  Clasby, R ^a   Tilling, K ^a   Smith, M A ^a   Fletcher, C D M ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; META ANALYSIS; METASTASIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030696320     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841213     Document Type: Article

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