Improved survival of patients with prostate cancer in northern Denmark, 1985-2004

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-313

  Lund, Lars ^a,b,f   Jacobsen, Jacob ^c   Borre, Michael ^c   Larsen, Erik Højkaer ^d   Graversen, Peder H ^e   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^c   Nørgaard, Mette ^c  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes research; Prostate cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSTATE CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34548433047     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590701365149     Document Type: Article

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