Audit and the birth of the abdomino-perineal excision for carcinoma of the rectum

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 858-861

  Wiley, Malcolm J ^a,c   Rieger, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

History of medicine; Medical audit; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ART; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; RECTUM TUMOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542391873     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02786.x     Document Type: Review

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