Delay in treatment for oesophageal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 690-693

  Rothwell, J F ^a   Feehan, E ^a   Reid, I ^a   Walsh, T N ^a   Hennessy, T P J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030998274     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840534     Document Type: Article

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