Age-related disparities in the use of radiotherapy for treatment of localized soft tissue sarcoma

Cancer

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4033-4040

  Horton, Janet K ^a   Gleason Jr , John F ^a   Klepin, Heidi D ^a   Isom, Scott ^a   Fried, Daniel B ^a   Geiger, Ann M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

age factors; healthcare disparities; radiotherapy; sarcoma; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIMB TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 80051926145     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25996     Document Type: Article

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