Surgical Approaches and Short-Term Surgical Outcomes for Patients with Morbid Obesity and Endometrial Cancer

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 41-48

  Salani, Ritu ^a   Gerardi, Melissa A ^b   Barlin, Joyce N ^b   Veras, Emanuela ^c   Bristow, Robert E ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 80052021278     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: 15577724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2009.0005     Document Type: Article

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