Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma |
Jung, Bae-Kwon
(Departments of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Kang, Ki-Mun (Departments of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Gyeong-Won (Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Kang, Jung-Hoon (Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Kim, Hoon-Gu (Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Won-Seob (Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Chai, Gyu-Young (Departments of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) |
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