Standards-of-service-provision-bowel-cancer-patients-dec13

The nine-year life expectancy gap between Māori and non-Māori is an ongoing challenge for the health sector as a whole (Ministry of Health 2010c). ... The oncologic safety of laparoscopic assisted colectomy for colon adenocarcinoma after three and five years of follow-up has now been demonstrated. ... may or may not be based on evidence ... ................
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