Early closure of a randomized trial: Surgery and postoperative radiotherapy versus radiotherapy in the management of intra-oral tumours

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Robertson, A G ^a   Soutar, D S ^b   Paul, J ^a   Webster, M ^b   Leonard, A G ^c   Moore, K P ^d   McManners, J ^e   Yosef, H M ^a   Canney, P ^a   Errington, R D ^f   Hammersley, N ^g   Singh, R ^h   Vaughan, D ⁱ  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

^f CLATTERBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra oral carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OROPHARYNX CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 7344255203     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(98)80055-1     Document Type: Article

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