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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2013; 5(3): 60-67
Published online Mar 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i3.60
Published online Mar 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i3.60
Does in-house availability of multidisciplinary teams increase survival in upper gastrointestinal-cancer?
Christian Kersten, Milada Cvancarova, Department of Oncology, Southern Hospital Trust, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Svein Mjåland, the Centre for Cancer Treatment, Department of Oncology, Southern Hospital Trust, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Odd Mjåland, the Section of Abdominal Surgery, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Southern Hospital Trust, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Author contributions: All authors have contributed to the conception, design and interpretation of data and participated in drafting the manuscript, revised it critically and approved the final version; the detailed writing process and analysis of the data was performed by Cvancarova M and Kersten C.
Correspondence to: Christian Kersten, MD, PhD, Oncologic Consultant, Department of Oncology, Southern Hospital Trust, Postbox 416, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway. christian.kersten@sshf.no
Telephone: +47-913-39443 Fax: +47-381-46601
Received: September 26, 2012
Revised: December 30, 2012
Accepted: January 17, 2013
Published online: March 15, 2013
Revised: December 30, 2012
Accepted: January 17, 2013
Published online: March 15, 2013
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