Ethnic survival differences after gastrectomy for gastric cancer are better explained by factors specific for disease location and individual patient comorbidity

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 214-219

  Schwarz, R E ^a   Zagala Nevarez, K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gastric cancer survival; Surgical comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TOTAL STOMACH RESECTION;

EID: 0036526681     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1234     Document Type: Article

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