Resection of rectal cancer: Laparoscopy or open surgery?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Marsden, M R ^a   Parvaiz, A ^a   Moran, B ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951234654     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12628812459571     Document Type: Article

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