Atrial fibrillation and survival in colorectal cancer

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Walsh, Stewart R ^a   Gladwish, Kelly M ^a   Ward, Nicholas J ^a   Justin, Timothy A ^a   Keeling, Neil J ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 13844253978     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-2-40     Document Type: Article

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