Comparison of specific quality of life between urban and rural colorectal cancer patients

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Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-270

  Momeni, M ^a   Ghanbari, A ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Rural; Specific quality of life; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861929661     PISSN: 15607186     EISSN: 2008756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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