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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2016

Palliative Gastrectomy Prolongs Survival of Metastatic Gastric Cancer Patients with Normal Preoperative CEA or CA19-9 Values: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Chang-Fang Chiu, Horng-Ren Yang, Mei-Due Yang, Long-Bin Jeng, Tse-Yen Yang, Aaron M Sargeant, Li-Yuan Bai

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Article in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Chang-Fang ChiuDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; Cancer Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; College of Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Horng-Ren YangDepartment of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Mei-Due YangDepartment of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Long-Bin JengDepartment of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Tse-Yen YangMolecular and Genomic Epidemiology Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
Aaron M SargeantCharles River Laboratories, Preclinical Services, Spencerville, OH 45887, USA.
Li-Yuan BaiDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; College of Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7739-4077

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