Complexity and simplicity in the measurement and recording of the adverse effects of cancer treatment

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-251

  Dische, Stanley ^a   Saunders, Michele I ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA BASE; HAIR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; ORGAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SWEATING; TELANGIECTASIA; ULCER; WORKSHOP; WOUND;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SKIN;

EID: 0038399945     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00390-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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