Today's approach to esophageal cancer: What is the role of the primary care physician?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 109-114

  Fox, Jenny R ^a   Kuwada, Scott K ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034194576     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.5.1.1061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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