The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team in the Management of Colorectal Cancer

Challenges in Colorectal Cancer: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 167-177

  Jessop, Julia ^a   Daniels, Ian ^b  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Clinical care; Colorectal cancer; Registry studies; Tumor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547877519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753231.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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