Limits of observational data in determining outcomes from cancer therapy.

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Published in Cancer on June 01, 2008

Authors

Sharon H Giordano1, Yong-Fang Kuo, Zhigang Duan, Gabriel N Hortobagyi, Jean Freeman, James S Goodwin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. sgiordan@mdanderson.org

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