Patterns of surgical care for uterine cancers in Ontario

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-258

  Elit, L ^a,e   Schultz, S ^b   Prysbysz, R ^b   Kwon, J ^c   Saskin, R ^b   Gunraj, N ^b   Wilton, A S ^b   Simunovic, M ^a   Urbach, D ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCOME; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67649776715     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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