I wish to comment on the article' by Maniglia and Han. I have reviewed the data which indicate a 13.5% damage rate during carotid endarterectomy and consulted with our colleagues in vascular and neurosurgery who perform similar operations. Our combined opinion is that this is a disproportionately hi
Quality of life after treatment of pancreatic cancer
β Scribed by D. Fitzsimmons; C. D. Johnson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 383
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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