Lymphoedema is progressive
Axillary staging during surgery for breast cancer
✍ Scribed by C. K. Axelsson; H. T. Mouridsen; M. Düring; S. Møller; on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5599
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