The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

Y. Nancy You; David Ota; Heidi Nelson

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2009.03.009

The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

Y. Nancy You, David Ota, Heidi Nelson

Colon and Rectal Surgery

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	587-590
Number of pages	4
Journal	Surgery
Volume	145
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2009.03.009
State	Published - Jun 2009

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Surgery

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