Examination of large intestine resection specimens

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 344-349

  Burroughs, S H ^a   Williams, G T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Inflammatory bowel disease; Large intestine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; DISSECTION; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD; PATHOLOGIST; POLYPECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COLON DISEASE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; INTESTINE POLYP; LARGE INTESTINE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLONIC DISEASES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; INTESTINE, LARGE;

EID: 0034184951     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.5.344     Document Type: Article

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