A survey on the impact of operation volume on rectal cancer management

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Lee, Sun Il ^a   Park, Yoon Ah ^b   Sohn, Seung Kook ^b,c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Postoperative care; Preoperative care; Rectal neoplasm; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148949699     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.s.s86     Document Type: Article

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