How surgeon age affects posttreatment surveillance strategies for upper aerodigestive tract cancer patients

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Clark, J Gregory ^b   Virgo, Katherine S ^b   Clemente, Marc F ^b   Johnson, Michael H ^b   Paniello, Randal C ^b   Johnson, Frank E ^a  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGEON;

EID: 0032810657     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(99)90003-0     Document Type: Article

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