Factors predictive of treatment by Australian breast surgeons of invasive female breast cancer by mastectomy rather than breast conserving surgery

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 539-545

  Roder, David ^a,b   Zorbas, Helen ^a   Kollias, James ^c   Pyke, Chris ^c   Walters, David ^c   Campbell, Ian ^c   Taylor, Corey ^c   Webster, Fleur ^a  

^a Cancer Australia   (Australia)

^b South Australia Univ   (Australia)

^c Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical determinants; Mastectomy; Socio demographic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877124701     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.539     Document Type: Article

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