Raising the bar for pancreaticoduodenectomy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 826-827

  Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036841839     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557516     Document Type: Editorial

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