Advanced esophageal cancer: Still a delayed diagnosis;Neoplasia avançada de esôfago - Diagnóstico ainda muito tardio

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-211

  Thuler, Fernanda Prata ^a   Forones, Nora Manoukian ^a   Ferrari, Angelo Paulo ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasms; Palliative care; Prostheses and implants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT;

EID: 33845575099     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032006000300010     Document Type: Article

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