Evidence-based medicine: Its effect on treatment recommendations as illustrated by the changing role of postmastectomy irradiation to treat breast cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 645-650

  Levitt, Seymour H ^a   Aeppli, Dorothee ^a   Nierengarten, Mary Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Evidence based medicine; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEFECTS; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER;

MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0347928794     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04076-2     Document Type: Article

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