Single- vs multiple-fraction radiotherapy for bone metastases from prostate cancer

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1501-1502

  Bekelman, Justin E ^a   Epstein, Andrew J ^b   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84885459846     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277081     Document Type: Letter

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