Non clinical factors as determinants of the use of breast conservative surgery in Italy

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Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Porzio, Giampero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Conservative surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVATIVE SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037531724     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160308900212     Document Type: Article

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