Practical model for prognostication in advanced cancer patients: Is less more?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 5843-5844

  Bruera, Eduardo ^a   Hui, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58049202346     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.7772     Document Type: Editorial

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