A randomized trial of thermal ablative therapy versus expandable metal stents in the palliative treatment of patients with esophageal carcinoma

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 549-557

  Dallal, Helen J ^a   Smith, Graeme D ^a   Grieve, Douglas C ^a   Ghosh, Subrata ^a   Penman, Ian D ^a   Palmer, Kelvin R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STENT; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035511965     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.118947     Document Type: Article

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