Racial differences in treatment modalities among female residents of florida diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Williams, Vonetta L ^a   Stockwell, Heather G ^a   Hoffman, Mitchel S ^b   Barnholtz Sloan, Jill S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749267681     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2009.0036     Document Type: Article

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