Forecasting breast cancer cases requiring radiotherapy at a teaching hospital in Nepal

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2378-2383

  Sathian, B ^a   Sreedharan, J ^b   Sharan, K ^c   Suresh, B N ^a   Ninan, J ^d   Joy, T ^a   Abhilash, E S ^e  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^e Grammar School   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Future trend; Incidence; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 78650073310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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