Factors associated with improved survival among older colorectal cancer patients in the US: A population-based analysis

BMC Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lang, Kathleen ^a   Korn, Jonathan R ^a   Lee, David W ^b   Lines, Lisa M ^a   Earle, Craig C ^c,d   Menzin, Joseph ^a  

^a Boston Health Economics Inc   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECTUM CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; CARCINOMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349152413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-227     Document Type: Article

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