Adjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1035-1037

  Moesta, K T ^a   Kockerling F ^a  

^a Hanover Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748420218     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5545     Document Type: Article

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