Esophageal cancer and palliation of dysphagia

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-329

  Massey, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DILATATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADENOCARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DILATATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 79957914565     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.327-329     Document Type: Article

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