The use of breast-conserving surgery for women treated for breast cancer in the Department of Veterans Affairs

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Luther, Stephen L ^a   Neumayer, Leigh ^b,c   Henderson, William G ^d,e   Foulis, Phillip ^a,f   Richardson, Matthew ^a   Haun, Jolie ^a   Mikelonis, Margaret ^f   Rosen, Amy ^g,h  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b George V Whalen Salt Lake City VA Health Care System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f VHA Women's Health Services   (United States)

^g VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Veterans; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84879206319     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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