Prognostic significance of acute presentation with emergency complications of gastric cancer

Gastric Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Blackshaw, Guy R J C ^a   Stephens, Michael R ^a   Lewis, Wyn G ^a   Paris, Holly J ^a   Barry, Jonathan D ^a   Edwards, Paul ^a   Allison, Miles C ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency admission; Gastric cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; VOMITING;

EID: 3142585167     PISSN: 14363291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10120-004-0274-7     Document Type: Article

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