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ArticleInternational journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2017

Six Questions to Ask Before We Shorten Radiation Treatments for Intact Prostate Cancer.

Justin E Bekelman, W Robert Lee

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Article in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Justin E BekelmanDepartments of Radiation Oncology and Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: bekelman@uphs.upenn.edu.
W Robert LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.

Funding

Effectiveness of Radiotherapy for Prostate CancerK07CA163616 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BEKELMAN, JUSTIN · 2012 to 2016
$875k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA163616
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Prostatic NeoplasmsHumansMale

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