Pathophysiology and Therapy of Chronic Radiation-Induced Injury to the Colon

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-261

  Donner, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation colitis; Radiation proctitis

Indexed keywords

COLON; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

COLON; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032113397     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016873     Document Type: Review

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