Survival from breast cancer: An analysis of Australian data by surgeon case load, treatment centre location, and health insurance status

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-348

  Roder, David ^a,b   De Silva, Primali ^c   Zorbas, Helen M ^d   Kollias, James ^c,e   Malycha, Peter L ^f   Pyke, Chris M ^g   Campbell, Ian D ^h  

^a Cancer Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^d CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f St Andrew's Hospital   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EID: 84865456963     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11060     Document Type: Article

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