Heterogeneity of prognostic profiles in non-small cell lung cancer: Too many variables but a few relevant

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 907-914

  De La Cámara, Agustín Gomez ^a   López Encuentra, Angel ^a   Ferrando, Paloma ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Lung cancer; Non small cell lung cancer; Prognostic research; Risk factor; Survival

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744597027     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-3634-7     Document Type: Article

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