Socioeconomic status does not affect prognosis in patients with glioblastoma multiforme.
CONCLUSIONS: SES alone does not predict prognosis in patients with newly diagnosed GBM. Sociodemographic variables such as old age, military service record, and insurance type may have a prognostication role.
PMID: 27217966 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research
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