Presentation Of Ipsilateral Breast Recurrence After Breast Conservation Therapy: Are Second Tumors Really Smaller?
β Scribed by S.L. Chen; S.R. Martinez
- Book ID
- 116707352
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 165
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
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