Patterns of care in palliative radiotherapy: A population-based study

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Murphy, James D ^b   Nelson, Lorene M ^a   Chang, Daniel T ^a   Mell, Loren K ^a   Le, Quynh Thu ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RACISM; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892568718     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000835     Document Type: Article

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