Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem in industrialised countries. Several studies have shown that social environment influences survival in cancer patients in many countries, but the causes remain unknown. In France, very little work has been done in this area. Our aim was to assess wh
Prognosis after surgery in patients with incurable rectal cancer: A population-based study
✍ Scribed by H. Mahteme; L. Påhlman; B. Glimelius; Dr W. Graf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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