Predictors of early death in female patients with breast cancer in the UK: A Cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stapelkamp, Ceilidh ^a   Holmberg, Lars ^b   Tataru, Daniela ^c   Møller, Henrik ^c   Robinson, David ^c  

^a Bazian Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855486229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000247     Document Type: Article

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