Effect of delays on survival in patients with lung cancer

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 836-842

  González Barcala, Francisco Javier ^a   García Prim, José María ^a   Álvarez Dobaño, José Manuel ^a   Moldes Rodríguez, Milagros ^a   García Sanz, María Teresa ^b   Pose Reino, Antonio ^a   Valdés Cuadrado, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b Hospital do Salnes   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delays; Lung cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052498726     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-010-0606-5     Document Type: Article

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