Prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor A expression in gastric cancer: A meta-analysis

Tumor Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2787-2793

  Ji, Ya Nan ^a   Wang, Qin ^b   Li, Yang ^a   Wang, Zhi ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Department of Critical Care Medicine ^*  (China)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Meta analysis; Prognosis; Vascular endothelial growth factor A

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84899113759     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-1371-1     Document Type: Article

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