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International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Short-course radiotherapy with delayed surgery in unfit locally advanced rectal cancer patients

Authors: Marco Lupattelli, Valentina Lancellotta, Giampaolo Montesi, Vittorio Bini, Danilo Castellani, Lorenzo Falcinelli, Isabella Palumbo, Cynthia Aristei

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 6/2016

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Dear Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Short-course radiotherapy with delayed surgery in unfit locally advanced rectal cancer patients
Authors
Marco Lupattelli
Valentina Lancellotta
Giampaolo Montesi
Vittorio Bini
Danilo Castellani
Lorenzo Falcinelli
Isabella Palumbo
Cynthia Aristei
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2441-1

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