Lymph node retrieval in a randomized trial on western-type versus Japanese-type surgery in gastric cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2289-2294

  Bunt, A M ^a   Hermans, J ^a   van de Velde, C J ^a   Sasako, M ^a   Hoefsloot, F A ^a   Fleuren, G ^a   Bruijn, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029830676     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.8.2289     Document Type: Article

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