The importance of pre-treatment haemoglobin level in inoperable non-small cell lung carcinoma treated with radical radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-325

  Langendijk, Hans ^a   De Jong, Jos ^b   Wanders, Rinus ^b   Lambin, Philippe ^b   Slotman, Ben ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung carcinoma; Pre treatment haemoglobin level; Radical radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0037966396     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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