A study of the effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on sexual dysfunction in men with locally advanced rectal cancer
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DISEASE(S): Male Sexual Dysfunction,Cancer-bowel-back Passage (rectum) Or Large Bowel (colon),Rectal Cancer,Reproductive Health And Childbirth-other Reproductive Health And Childbirth Disorders
PROVIDER: 2458374 | ecrin-mdr-crc |
REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR
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