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Caution is required in the implementation of 90-day mortality indicators for radiotherapy in a curative setting: A retrospective population-based analysis of over 16,000 episodes

BACKGROUND: 90-day mortality (90 DM) has been proposed as a clinical indicator in radiotherapy delivered in a curative setting. No large scale assessment has been made. Its value in allowing robust comparisons between centres and facilitating service improvement is unknown. METHODS: All radiotherapy...

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Autores principales: Spencer, K., Ellis, R., Birch, R., Dugdale, E., Turner, R., Sebag-Montefiore, D., Hall, G., Crellin, A., Morris, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Scientific Publishers 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5648077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28844331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2017.07.031