Consider radiation therapy for your patient

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1177-1184

  Tisdale, Bernard A ^a  

^a Chippenham Medical Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION SICKNESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0033106261     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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