The proximal shift in the distribution of colon cancer is independent of age and gender

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages

  Friedenberg, Frank ^a   Fernandez, Angel ^a   Sorondo, Barbara ^a   Fazili, Javid ^a   Braitman, Leonard ^a  

^a EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cancer; Distribution; Gender; Polyps

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549098320     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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