Gestational trophoblastic tumors - Situation analysis in a third world regional cancer center

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-204

  Bafna, U D ^a   Ahuja, V K ^a   Umadevi, K ^a   Srinivasan, N ^a   Mani, K ^a   Vallikad, E ^a  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Gestational trophoblastic tumor; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

EID: 0030849635     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1997.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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