Surgeon and community factors affecting breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 915-919

  Hutchinson, Julie R ^a   Chagpar, Anees B ^a   Scoggins, Charles R ^a   Martin II, Robert C G ^a   Carlson, David J ^b   Laidley, Alison L ^c   El Eid, Souzan E ^d   McGlothin, Terre Q ^c   Noyes, Robert D ^e   Ley, Phillip B ^f   Tuttle, Todd M ^g   McMasters, Kelly M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Deaconess Hospital Evansville   (United States)

^c Breast Surgeons of North Texas   (United States)

^d Hudson Valley Surgical   (United States)

^e Latter Day Saints Hospital   (United States)

^f Surgical Clinic Associates   (United States)

^g PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Community; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 27944501661     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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