Improving the AJCC/TNM Classification for Use in Early Gastric Cancer

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 935-941

  Gobbi, Paolo G ^a   Villano, Lara ^a   Pozzoli, Donatella ^a   Bergonzi, Manuela ^a   Vanoli, Alessandro ^a   Tava, Francesca ^a   Dionigi, Paolo ^a   Corazza, Gino Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early gastric cancer; Relative survival; TNM classification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955864972     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1522-x     Document Type: Article

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