Pathological quality assurance in gastro-intestinal cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 675-680

  van Krieken, J H J M ^a   Nagtegaal, I D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Gastric cancer; Pathology; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; GASTRECTOMY; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM CANCER; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 22144438351     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.02.030     Document Type: Article

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