Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in BMC Med on September 24, 2004

Authors

Richard A Malthaner1, Rebecca Ks Wong, R Bryan Rumble, Lisa Zuraw, Members of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario's Program in Evidence-based Care

Author Affiliations

1: University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology, London, Ontario,Canada. richard.malthaner@lhsc.on.ca

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