Primary invasive vaginal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy: Analysis of prognostic factors

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-21

  Urbański, Krzysztof ^a   Kojs, Zbigniew ^a   Reinfuss, Marian ^a   Fabisiak, Wiesław ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0342420573     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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