Hospital volume and survival of breast cancer patients in Connecticut [1]

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 946-947

  Polednak, Anthony P ^a  

^a Connecticut Dept of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033054245     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.6.946     Document Type: Letter

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