Treatment delay and prognosis in invasive bladder cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1777-1781

  Liedberg, Fredrik ^a   Anderson, Harald ^a   Månsson, Wiking ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appointments and schedules; Bladder neoplasms; Disease progression; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 27544507285     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000177521.72678.61     Document Type: Article

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