The Australasian laparaoscopic colon cancer study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 832-833

  Allardyce, Randall A ^a   Bagshaw, Philip F ^a   Frampton, Christopher M ^a   Frizelle, Francis A ^a   Hewett, Peter J ^c,d   Rieger, Nicholas A ^c,d   Smith, Shona ^b   Solomon, Michael J ^e,f   Stevenson, Andrew R L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Academy of Endosurgery   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLON CANCER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549098194     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04673.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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