A population-based study of patterns of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-276

  Jahnson, Staffan ^a   Damm, Ole ^a   Hellsten, Sverker ^b   Holmäng, Sten ^c   Liedberg, Fredrik ^d   Ljungberg, Börje ^e   Malmström, Per Uno ^f   Mänsson, Wiking ^b   Strömberg, Fredrik ^a   Wijkstöm, Hans ^g  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Vaxjo County Hospital   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Curative treatment; National; Patterns of care; Register

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URINARY DIVERSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70249088409     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590902909778     Document Type: Article

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