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Characteristics of patients and predictors of in-hospital mortality after hospitalization for head and neck cancers

  1. Veerasathpurush Allareddy B.D.S., M.B.A.1,†,*,
  2. Badrinath R. Konety M.D., M.B.A.2,3,4

Article first published online: 25 APR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21899

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Cancer

Volume 106, Issue 11, pages 2382–2388, 1 June 2006

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Allareddy, V. and Konety, B. R. (2006), Characteristics of patients and predictors of in-hospital mortality after hospitalization for head and neck cancers. Cancer, 106: 2382–2388. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21899

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  1. 1

    Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

  2. 2

    Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  3. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  4. 4

    Department of Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  1. †

    Fax: (319) 335-8814

*Department of Health Management and Policy, The University of Iowa, Center for Health Policy and Research, 5229 West Lawn, Iowa City, IA 52242

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 MAY 2006
  2. Article first published online: 25 APR 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 JAN 2006
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 DEC 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 11 AUG 2005

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