Evidence-based surgical treatment of esophageal cancer: overview of high-quality studies.
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چکیده
Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of best available evidence in making decisions for individual patient care. The present review gives an evidence-based review of esophageal cancer surgery. The literature search was restricted to the highest level of evidence on the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
دوره 89 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010