Patterns of care and survival for glioblastoma patients in the Veterans population

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 627-635

  Arrigo, Robert T ^a,b   Boakye, Maxwell ^b,c   Skirboll, Stephen L ^b,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Epidemiology; Glioblastoma multiforme; SEER; Survival analysis; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857061372     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0702-6     Document Type: Review

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