Interpreting data from surgical follow-up studies: The role of modeling

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Utley, Martin ^a   Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; SECONDARY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77953151603     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dd0a8d     Document Type: Article

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