Myeloid leukaemia treatment and survival - the south australian experience, 1977 to 2002

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-233

  Luke, Colin ^a   Nguyen, Anh Minh ^a   To, Bik ^b   Seshadri, Ram ^c   Hughes, Tim ^b   Bardy, Peter ^d   Colbeck, Margaret ^e   Buranyi Trevarton, Dianne ^f   McMellon, Maureen ^c   Roder, David ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d Department of Haematology Oncology ^*  (Australia)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Myeloid leukaemia; Secular trends; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748469185     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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