A population-based study of rectal cancer: Permanent colostomy as an outcome

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1185-1191

  Paszat, Lawrence F ^a   Brundage, Michael D ^a   Groome, Patti A ^a   Schulze, Karleen ^a   MacKillop, William J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colostomy; Outcomes research; Rectal cancer; Sphincter saving surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; COLOSTOMY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032785491     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00327-2     Document Type: Article

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