Characteristics and pattern of mortality in cancer patients at a tertiary care oncology center: Report of 259 cases

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1755-1759

  Prakash, Gaurav ^a   Bakhshi, Sameer ^a   Raina, Vinod ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a   Sharma, Atul ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^a   Shukla, N K ^a   Julka, P K ^a   Rath, G K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Death certificate; Medical audit; Neutropenic deaths

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956133206     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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