Surgical caseload and outcomes for women with invasive breast cancer treated in Western Australia

Breast

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-17

  Ingram, D M ^a,d   McEvoy, S P ^b   Byrne, M J ^a   Fritschi, L ^b   Joseph, D J ^a   Jamrozik, K ^b,c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Western Australia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive breast cancer; Outcomes; Surgical caseload; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 13344262610     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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