Quality of cancer surgery. Challenges and controversies

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-60

  Giacomantonio, C A ^a   Temple, W J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033972284     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1055-3207(18)30168-6     Document Type: Review

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