Radiation-induced heart disease in early breast cancer: Problem solved?

Breast Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-21

  Gyenes, Gabor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MASTECTOMY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING; RADIATION DOSE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 17144407316     PISSN: 1043321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-321X(05)80003-7     Document Type: Article

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