Influence of age on prognosis and management of patients with colorectal carcinoma

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Paksoy, Melih ^a,b   Ipek, Turgut ^a   Colak, Tahsin ^a   Cebeci, Hayrettin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PK 32 34300 Cerrahpasa ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of colon and rectum; Elderly patients; Geriatric surgery; Old age; Prognosis and management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0032797605     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007513     Document Type: Article

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