Early detection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its effects on therapy: An overview

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-167

  Chen, L Q ^a   Hu, C Y ^a   Ghadirian, P ^a   Duranceau, A ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033371497     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.1999.00039.x     Document Type: Review

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