Prognostic implications of emergency admission and delays in patients with breast cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 595-599

  Redondo, Maximino ^a   Rodrigo, Isabel ^a   Pereda, Teresa ^a   Funez, Rafael ^a   Acebal, Mercedes ^a   Perea Milla, Emilio ^a   Jimenez, Eugenio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Delays; Emergency admission; Prognosis; Tumor biology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64449083729     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0513-2     Document Type: Article

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