Current status of radiation therapy - Evidence-based medicine (EBM) of radiation therapy - Current management of patients with esophageal cancer

Nippon Acta Radiologica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 132-137

  Nemoto, Kenji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Evidence based medicine; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; REVIEW;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036490653     PISSN: 00480428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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