Cancer mortality following X-ray treatment for ankylosing spondylitis.
Mortality has been studied in 15,577 ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients diagnosed between 1935 and 1957 in the UK, of whom 14,556 received X-ray treatment. By January 1, 1992 over half of the cohort had died. Among the irradiated patients, cancer mortality was significantly greater than expected f...
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Aineistotyyppi: | Journal article |
Kieli: | English |
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1994
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