Role of axillary clearance for patients with sentinel node-positive early breast cancer
β Scribed by J. R. Benson; G. C. Wishart
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.7684
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