Cutoff values of preoperative s-CEA levels for predicting survivals after curative resection of colorectal cancer

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 624-627

  In, Ja Park ^a   Kim, Hee Cheol ^a   Chang, Sik Yu ^a   Jang, Hak Yoo ^a   Jin, Cheon Kim ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Colonic Neoplasm; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644520064     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.4.624     Document Type: Article

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