Urologists' use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1629-1637

  Mitchell, Jean M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; UROLOGIST;

EID: 84886261858     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1201141     Document Type: Article

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