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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2011; 17(12): 1642-1648
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1642
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1642
Comparison between surgical outcomes of colorectal cancer in younger and elderly patients
Longxue Jin, Norio Inoue, Naoki Sato, Susumu Matsumoto, Hitoshi Kanno, Center for Digestive Diseases, Northern Fukushima Medical Center, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan
Yuko Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Tasaki, Department of Pathology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
Kinya Sato, Shun Sato, Katsutoshi Kaneko, Division of Anesthesiology, Northern Fukushima Medical Center, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan
Author contributions: Jin L and Inoue N designed the research; Jin L, Kanno H, Hashimoto Y, Tasaki K, Sato K, Sato S and Kaneko K collected the data; Jin L, Inoue N, Matsumoto S and Sato N analyzed the data; Jin L and Inoue N wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Longxue Jin, MD, PhD, Center for Digestive Diseases, Northern Fukushima Medical Center, Hakozakiazahigashi 23-1, Date City, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan. longxuejin@hotmail.com
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Received: August 9, 2010
Revised: December 13, 2010
Accepted: December 20, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
Revised: December 13, 2010
Accepted: December 20, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
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