Indications and use of palliative surgery: Results of Society of Surgical Oncology survey

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 104-112

  McCahill, Laurence E ^a   Krouse, Robert ^b   Chu, David ^a   Juarez, Gloria ^a   Uman, Gwen C ^c   Ferrell, Betty ^a   Wagman, Lawrence D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Vital Research   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036211704     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2002.9.1.104     Document Type: Article

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