Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma: A meta-analysis

Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-177

  Greer, Sarah E ^a   Goodney, Philip P ^a,b   Sutton, John E ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dept Vet Aff Med Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; VINBLASTINE;

BIOSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12944307343     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.06.033     Document Type: Article

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