Management of colorectal cancer in three South Thames District health authorities

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-170

  Pollock, A M ^a   Vickers, N ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal; Survival; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; CONSULTATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030978937     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00577-5     Document Type: Article

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