The effect of marital status on stage, treatment, and survival of cancer patients.

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Published in JAMA on December 04, 1987

Authors

J S Goodwin1, W C Hunt, C R Key, J M Samet

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1: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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