The dark side of the moon: Impact of moon phases on long-term survival, mortality and morbidity of surgery for lung cancer

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 178-181

  Kuehnl, A ^a,b   Herzog, M ^a   Schmidt, M ^c   Hornung, H M ^a   Jauch, K W ^a   Hatz, R A ^a   Graeb, Christian ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Moon phases; Superstition; Surgical complications; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOON; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUPERSTITION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

FEMALE; FOLKLORE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOON; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 65349085056     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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