Population-based audit of colorectal cancer management in two UK health regions

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1731-1736

  Mella, J ^a   Biffin, A ^b   Radcliffe, A G ^c   Stamatakis, J D ^d   Steele, R J C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Welsh Audit and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Bridgend and District NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; STOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030708716     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841224     Document Type: Article

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