Patterns of radiotherapy re-treatment in patients with lung cancer: A retrospective, longitudinal study

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Estall, Vanessa ^a   Barton, Michael B ^a,b   Vinod, Shalini K ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Re treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE; BRAIN; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX; ADENOCARCINOMA; BONE TUMOR; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34447116979     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318060d2f1     Document Type: Article

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