Adjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer
✍ Scribed by K. T. Moesta; F. Köckerling
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5545
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