A comparison of cause of death determination in men previously diagnosed with prostate cancer who died in 1985 or 1995

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 519-523

  Albertsen, Peter C ^a,b   Walters, Susan ^b,c   Hanley, James A ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cause of death; Death certificates; Mortality; Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0033958329     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67915-3     Document Type: Article

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