The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 343-348 , March 2004

Colorectal cancer in the young

  • Jessica B O'Connell, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 5001 Gloria Ave., Encino, CA 91436, USA
    • Department of Surgery, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +310-709-8584; fax: +818-501-4017.
    • ,
  • Melinda A Maggard, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 5001 Gloria Ave., Encino, CA 91436, USA
    • Department of Surgery, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Edward H Livingston, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Cifford K Yo, M.D., M.S., M.S.H.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 5001 Gloria Ave., Encino, CA 91436, USA
    • Department of Surgery, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 4 February 2003 ,Revised 16 June 2003

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.020

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 343-348 , March 2004

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