Impact of Diagnostic Delay in Testis Cancer: Results of a Large Population-Based Study{A figure is presented}

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1710-1716

  Huyghe, Eric ^a   Muller, Audrey ^a   Mieusset, Roger ^a   Bujan, Louis ^a   Bachaud, Jean Marc ^b   Chevreau, Christine ^b   Plante, Pierre ^a   Thonneau, Patrick ^a  

^a Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^b INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnostic delay; Public health; Survival; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FRANCE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TESTIS CANCER; TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35748955779     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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