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Preoperative lymphocyte counts in peripheral blood in patients with colorectal neoplasms: A correlation with tumor type, Dukes' classification, site of primary tumor, and five-year survival rate in 1,000 patients

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. G. S. Thynne M.B., B.S.

    Present address: Department of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Ipswich Road, Q. 4102, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia

  2. A. Silvers Ph.D.

    Present address: , Baylor College of Medicine, 77025, Houston, TX

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  1. Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

    G. S. Thynne M.B., B.S.,  C. G. Moertel M.D. & A. Silvers Ph.D.

  2. Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 55901, Rochester, Minnesota

    G. S. Thynne M.B., B.S.,  C. G. Moertel M.D. & A. Silvers Ph.D.

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Thynne, G.S., Moertel, C.G. & Silvers, A. Preoperative lymphocyte counts in peripheral blood in patients with colorectal neoplasms: A correlation with tumor type, Dukes' classification, site of primary tumor, and five-year survival rate in 1,000 patients. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 221–222 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586878

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