A descriptive study of pulmonary complications after postoperative radiation therapy in node-positive stage II breast cancer

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 509-515

  Lind, Pehr A R M ^a   Gagliardi, Giovanna ^c   Wennberg, Berit ^b   Fornander, Tommy ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0030881074     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869709001307     Document Type: Article

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