Prognostic factor research in oncology

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 371-374

  Hermanek, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multivariate analysis; Oncology; Prognostic factors; Prognostic system; Residual tumor classification; TNM

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; METASTASIS; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033120098     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00177-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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