An alternative to prophylactic colectomy for colon cancer prevention in HNPCC syndrome [1]

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-

  Olschwang, S ^a   Laurent Puig, P ^a   Eisinger, F ^a   Millat, B ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COLON SURGERY; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 10844221633     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.047613     Document Type: Letter

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