Dose surgical sub-specialization influence survival in patients with colorectal cancer?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 961-964

  Platell, Cameron ^a   Lim, Daniel ^a   Tajudeen, Nazreen ^a   Tan, Ji Li ^a   Wong, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM CANCER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038544343     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.961     Document Type: Article

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