Role of chest X-ray in diagnosis of the first breast cancer relapse: A randomized trial

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-39

  Kokko, R ^a,c   Hakama, M ^d   Holli, K ^b  

^a KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chest X ray; First relapse; Follow up; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041736241     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025419114857     Document Type: Article

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