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Measuring quality of life in rectal cancer patients

Marco Sailer Department of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany. [email protected]
Pages 67-73 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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