Prognosis and prognostic factors of patients with mesothelioma: A population-based study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-164

  Van Der Bij, S ^a   Koffijberg, H ^a   Burgers, J A ^b   Baas, P ^b   Van De Vijver, M J ^c   De Mol, B A J M ^c,d   Moons, K G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mesothelioma; population based study; prognostic factors; survival

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862984199     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.245     Document Type: Article

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