Anaemia prior to operation is related with poorer long-term survival in patients with operable rectal cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 628-632

  van Halteren, H K ^a   Houterman, S ^b   Verheij, C D G W ^b   Lemmens, V E P P ^b   Coebergh, J W W ^b,c  

^a Oosterschelde Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Hypoxia; Prognosis; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 4043066572     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.04.014     Document Type: Note

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