Contact radiotherapy for elderly patients with early low rectal cancers

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 391-396

  Myint, A Sun ^a,b  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880764701     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.7.391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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