Socio-demographic factors in the prognosis of oral cancer patients

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 893-906

  Wong, Yong Kie ^a   Tsai, Wen Chen ^b   Lin, Jin Ching ^a   Poon, Chiu Kwan ^a   Chao, Shou Yee ^a   Hsiao, Ying Lyung ^a   Chan, Man Yee ^a   Cheng, Chi Sheng ^a   Wang, Chen Chi ^a   Wang, Ching Ping ^a   Liu, Shih An ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Socio demographic factor; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; WIDOW; WIDOWER;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748903222     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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