Brain metastases admissions in Sweden between 1987 and 2006

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1919-1924

  Smedby, K E ^a   Brandt, L ^a   Backlund M L ^a   Blomqvist, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Breast cancer; Lung cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SWEDEN;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70649098235     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605373     Document Type: Article

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