Acoustic neuroma in a private neurotology practice: Trends in demographics and practice patterns

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2003-2012

  Chen, Douglas A ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Demographics; Management; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEARING; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848944092     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181373876     Document Type: Review

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