Comparison between young and old patients with lung cancer

Chinese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-308

  Chen, En guo ^a   Gao, Qian qin ^a   Ying, Ke jing ^a   Zhao, Chen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Old; Young

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CHINA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036943060     PISSN: 10009604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11670-002-0067-7     Document Type: Article

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