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Research Article

Clinical outcomes of mild hyperthermia for locally advanced rectal cancer treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy

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Pages 482-490 | Received 23 Oct 2010, Accepted 13 Feb 2011, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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