Predictors of breast-conserving surgery in Connecticut, 1990-1992

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-263

  Polednak, Anthony P ^a,b  

^a Connecticut Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b Connecticut Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breast conserving surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031113049     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02306619     Document Type: Review

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