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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 3/2017

01-12-2017 | Gastrointestinal Oncology

In Reply: Centralization of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Should Be Dictated by Quality of Care

Authors: Daniel Henneman, MD, Johan L. Dikken, MD, PhD, Hein Putter, PhD, Valery E. P. P. Lemmens, PhD, Lydia G. M. Van der Geest, MSc, Richard van Hillegersberg, MD, PhD, Marcel Verheij, MD, PhD, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, MD, PhD, Michel W. J. M. Wouters, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2017

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The authors thank te Riele and colleagues for their comments on our study and would like to address the issues raised.1,2
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Metadata
Title
In Reply: Centralization of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Should Be Dictated by Quality of Care
Authors
Daniel Henneman, MD
Johan L. Dikken, MD, PhD
Hein Putter, PhD
Valery E. P. P. Lemmens, PhD
Lydia G. M. Van der Geest, MSc
Richard van Hillegersberg, MD, PhD
Marcel Verheij, MD, PhD
Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, MD, PhD
Michel W. J. M. Wouters, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6222-7

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