Hodgkin's disease in patients older than 70 years of age: A registry- based analysis

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1638-1642

  Forsyth, P D ^a   Bessell, E M ^a   Moloney, A J ^a   Leach, I H ^a   Davies, J M ^a   Fletcher, J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hodgkin's disease; Immunohistochemistry; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031427184     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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