Effect of primary prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor use on incidence of neutropenia hospitalizations for elderly early-stage breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

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Published in Med Care on July 01, 2011

Authors

Suja S Rajan1, Gary H Lyman, Sally C Stearns, William R Carpenter

Author Affiliations

1: Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Durham, USA. srajan@central.uh.edu

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