Age disparities in referrals to specialist surgical care for papillary thyroid cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1312-1317

  Machens, A ^a   Dralle, H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age disparities; Extent of disease; Lymph node metastasis; Papillary thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; GERMANY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70449526200     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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