Comparison of Median Sternotomy and Thoracotomy for Resection of Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Adult Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
β Scribed by Roth, Jack A.; Pass, Harvey I.; Wesley, Margaret N.; White, Donald; Putnam, Joe B.; Seipp, Claudia
- Book ID
- 122087149
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 817 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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