Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 533-544 , June 2002

A comparison of published head and neck stage groupings in laryngeal cancer using data from two countries

  • Patti A Groome

      Affiliations

    • The Radiation Oncology Research Unit at Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Apps Level 4, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 613-549-6666, ext 2213; fax: 613-548-6150.(P.A. Groome)
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  • Karleen Schulze

      Affiliations

    • The Radiation Oncology Research Unit at Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Apps Level 4, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • Morten Boysen

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Otolaryngology, The National Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Sweden
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  • Stephen F Hall

      Affiliations

    • The Radiation Oncology Research Unit at Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Apps Level 4, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • William J Mackillop

      Affiliations

    • The Radiation Oncology Research Unit at Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Apps Level 4, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • Brian O'Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jon C Irish

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Padraig R Warde

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Ken M Schneider

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Robert G Mackenzie

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • D.Ian Hodson

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • J.Alex Hammond

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Sunil P.P Gulavita

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Libni J Eapen

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Peter F Dixon

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Randy J Bissett

      Affiliations

    • The Departments of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centres of Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Received 12 June 2001 ,Revised 3 December 2001 ,Accepted 12 December 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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