Clinico-pathological patterns of colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: Younger with an advanced stage presentation

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-87

  Aljebreen, Abdulrahman M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Rectal cancer; Saudi Arabia; Stage

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248363878     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.32183     Document Type: Article

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