Racial and Gender Disparities and the Role of Primary Tumor Type on Inpatient Outcomes Following Craniotomy for Brain Metastases
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- 23 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 19 (8) , 2657-2663
Abstract
Background Race and gender disparities in outcomes have been documented in many cancers. Our study evaluated the role of race, gender, and tumor primary site in predicting in-hospital mortality,...Keywords
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