Authors' reply: The surgical significance of residual mucosal abnormalities in rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 993-1001)

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1601-1602

  Smith, F M ^a   Sheahan, K ^a   Hyland, J ^a   O'Connell, P R ^a   Winter, D C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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EID: 84867071142     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8947     Document Type: Letter

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