Evolving rectal cancer management in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 222-224

  Phang, P Terry ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COLON RESECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROCEDURES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COLECTOMY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955391403     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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