Low use of breast conservation surgery in medically indigent populations

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 470-473

  Dolan, Jean T ^a   Granchi, Thomas S ^a   Miller III, Charles C ^a   Brunicardi, F Charles ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033372928     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00226-3     Document Type: Article

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