Korean J Gastroenterol.  2011 Jul;58(1):1-2. 10.4166/kjg.2011.58.1.1.

Does Surgical Resection Improve the Survival in Elderly Patients with Gastric Cancer?

• Cho SJ

• KMID: 1792807
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2011.58.1.1

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma/*pathology
*Aging
Female
Humans
Male
Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology

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