Divergent changes in survival for histological types of non-small-cell lung cancer in the southeastern area of The Netherlands since 1975

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2053-2057

  Janssen Heijnen, M L G ^a   Schipper, R M ^c   Klinkhamer, P J J M ^d   Crommelin, M A ^c   Mooi, W J ^b   Coebergh, J W W ^a,b  

^a The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Non small cell lung cancer; Patterns of care; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NETHERLANDS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031748835     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.342     Document Type: Article

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