Choroidal metastasis in disseminated lung cancer: Frequency and risk factors

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 445-447

  Kreusel, Klaus Martin ^a   Wiegel, Thomas ^a   Stange, Marit ^a   Bornfeld, Norbert ^b   Hinkelbein, Wolfgang ^a   Foerster, Michael H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036742842     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01580-5     Document Type: Article

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