Comorbidity and outcomes after surgery among women with breast cancer: Analysis of nationwide in-patient sample database

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 469-476

  Dehal, Ahmed ^a   Abbas, Ali ^b   Johna, Samir ^c  

^a ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Comorbidity; In hospital outcomes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878751026     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2543-9     Document Type: Article

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