Medical and non-medical determinants of prostate cancer management: A population-based study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2364-2371

  Bauvin, E ^a,b   Soulie M ^b   Menegoz F ^a   Mace Lesec'h J ^a   Buemi A ^a   Velten, M ^a   Villers, A ^c   Grosclaude, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Non medical determinants; Physician's practice patterns; Prostatic neoplasms; Registries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0141594796     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00551-3     Document Type: Article

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