Travel distance to radiation therapy and receipt of radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-271

  Athas, William F ^a   Adams Cameron, Meg ^a   Hunt, William C ^a   Amir Fazli, Andrew ^a   Key, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 0034594654     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/92.3.269     Document Type: Article

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