Phase II study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and extended surgery for locally advanced gastric cancer
β Scribed by T. Yoshikawa; M. Sasako; S. Yamamoto; T. Sano; H. Imamura; K. Fujitani; H. Oshita; S. Ito; Y. Kawashima; N. Fukushima
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6665
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