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Impact of Marital Status on Survival in Patients with Ocular and Periocular Malignancies: A Retrospective Analysis of 3159 Patients from the SEER Database.

Asad LoyaTalha AyazChristina Y Weng
Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
Unmarried (single, widowed, and divorced) individuals with ocular or periocular malignancies have unmet social support needs resulting in poorer long-term outcomes. Understanding the prognostic role of such psychosocial factors is necessary to improve the identification of and care for patients with inadequate support.
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