Response to Parnaby et al. (Defunctioning stomas in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer prior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy)
β Scribed by M. Saunders; R. Glynne-Jones; P. Mathur; I. Mitchell; C. Elton
- Book ID
- 109043434
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1462-8910
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