Combined breast conserving surgery, chemotherapy, and irradiation in breast cancer treatment: Role of the interval between surgery and onset of radiotherapy;Kombinierte brusterhaltende Chirurgie, Chemotherapie und Strahlentherapie bei der Behandlung des Mammakarzinoms. Der Einfluss des Intervalls zwischen Operation und Bestrahlungsbeginn

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 148-154

  Wurschmidt F ^a   Willers, H ^b   Janik, I ^a   Bunemann H ^a   Heilmann, H P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0030933767     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03039273     Document Type: Article

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