Factors influencing choice between mastectomy and lumpectomy for women in the Carolinas

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-12

  Benedict, Susan ^a,b   Cole, David J ^a,b   Baron, Lisa ^a,b   Baron, Paul ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Treatment choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035144750     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9098(200101)76:1<6::AID-JSO1002>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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