Mortality from myocardial infarction following postlumpectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer: A population-based study in Ontario, Canada

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 755-762

  Paszat, Lawrence F ^a   Mackillop, William J ^a   Groome, Patti A ^a   Schulze, Karleen ^a   Holowaty, Eric ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Myocardial infarction; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033001044     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00412-X     Document Type: Article

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