Regional variations in management of rectal cancer in France

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 378-383

  Phelip, Jean Marc ^a   Launoy, Guy ^a   Colonna, Marc ^a   Grosclaude, Pascale ^a   Velten, Michel ^a   Danzon, Arlette ^a   Raverdy, Nicole ^a   Tretarre, Brigitte ^a   Bouvier, Anne Marie ^a   Faivre, Jean ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BARIUM; TUMOR MARKER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REGISTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2542495793     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(04)94939-1     Document Type: Article

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