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Quality of life in patients after combined modality treatment of rectal cancer: Report of a prospective phase II study Cover

Quality of life in patients after combined modality treatment of rectal cancer: Report of a prospective phase II study

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 42 (2008): Issue 4 (December 2008)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-008-0019-z | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 207 - 214
Published on: Dec 29, 2008
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
preoperative radiochemotherapy,
rectal cancer,
quality of life
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Radiology

© 2008 Vaneja Velenik, Irena Oblak, Franc Anderluh, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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