Statistical analysis of prognostic factors for survival in patients with spinal metastasis

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-219

  Kataoka, Masaki ^a   Kunisada, Toshiyuki ^a   Tanaka, Masato ^a   Takeda, Ken ^a   Itani, Satoru ^a   Sugimoto, Yoshihisa ^a   Misawa, Haruo ^a   Senda, Masuo ^b   Nakahara, Shinnosuke ^c   Ozaki, Toshifumi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Metastasis; Prognostic factor; Spine; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84864752115     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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