Low rates of local recurrence after surgical resection of rectal cancer suggest a selective policy for preoperative radiotherapy
✍ Scribed by A. Senapati; D. P. O’Leary; K. G. Flashman; A. Parvaiz; M. R. Thompson
- Book ID
- 115184843
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1462-8910
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