Gastric cancers in Singapore: Poor prognosis arising from late presentation

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 813-815

  Koong, H N ^a   Chan, H S ^a   Nambiar, R ^a   Soo, K C ^a   Ho, J ^a   Ng, H S ^a   Ng, E H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Late presentation; Poor prognosis; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SINGAPORE; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030443441     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00755.x     Document Type: Article

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