Is the B12/CRP Index More Accurate Than You at Predicting Life Expectancy in Advanced Cancer Patients? Filipa Tavares, MD Journal of Pain and Symptom.

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Is the B12/CRP Index More Accurate Than You at Predicting Life Expectancy in Advanced Cancer Patients? Filipa Tavares, MD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages e12-e13 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.007 Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for each BCI group. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2010 40, e12-e13DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.007) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions