The impact of age on outcome after surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 445-450

  Widdison, A L ^a   Barnett, S Wienand ^a   Betambeau, N ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Colorectal cancer; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052584136     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X587154     Document Type: Article

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