Influence of follow-up bias on PSA failure after external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: Results from a 10-year cohort analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 621-628

  Coen, John J ^a   Chung, Christine S ^a   Shipley, William U ^a   Zietman, Anthony L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Follow up; Prostate cancer; PSA

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; UROLOGY;

PROSTATE CANCER;

ONCOLOGY;

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; STRATIFICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141504152     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00722-3     Document Type: Article

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