The epidemiology and treatment of mesothelioma in South East England 1985-2002

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-166

  Mak, V ^a   Davies, E ^a   Putcha, V ^a   Choodari Oskooei, B ^a   Moller H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39049130361     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.066886     Document Type: Article

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