Management of stages I and II non-small-cell lung cancer in a New Zealand study: Divergence from international practice and recommendations

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 758-768

  Stevens, W ^a,b   Stevens, G ^a,b   Kolbe, J ^a,b   Cox, B ^c  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcinoma non small cell lung; Lung cancer; Management; New Zealand; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 55349120163     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01523.x     Document Type: Article

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