Radiotherapy patterns of care study in lung carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4553-4559

  Movsas, Benjamin ^a   Moughan, J ^a   Komaki, R ^a   Choy, H ^a   Byhardt, R ^a   Langer, C ^a   Goldberg, M ^a   Graham, M ^a   Ettinger, D ^a   Johnstone, D ^a   Abrams, R ^a   Munden, R ^a   Starkschall, G ^a   Owen, J ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542648395     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.018     Document Type: Article

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