Impact of chronologic age in the elderly with gastric cancer

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 211-218

  Lee, Sung Ryol ^a   Kim, Hyung Ook ^a   Yoo, Chang Hak ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gastric cancer; Geriatric surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860433625     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.82.4.211     Document Type: Article

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