A Population-based Study of Spinal Metastatic Disease in South-East Norway

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 753-759

  Zaikova, O ^a   Giercksky, K E ^a   Fossa S D ^a   Kvaloy S ^a   Johannesen, T B ^b   Skjeldal, S ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; metastatic spinal cord compression; MSCC; population based; spinal metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350780065     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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