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Published in: Medical Oncology 5/2015

01-05-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on “Prognostic performance of inflammation-based prognostic indices in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases”

Authors: David G. Watt, Paul G. Horgan, Donald C. McMillan

Published in: Medical Oncology | Issue 5/2015

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Sir, …
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Metadata
Title
Comment on “Prognostic performance of inflammation-based prognostic indices in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases”
Authors
David G. Watt
Paul G. Horgan
Donald C. McMillan
Publication date
01-05-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Medical Oncology / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Electronic ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-015-0617-8

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