The Evaluation and Optimization of Intraoperative Touch Imprint Cytology for Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Early-stage Breast Cancer in China
โ Scribed by Jia-jian Chen; Ben-long Yang; Jia-xin Zhang; Wei-ping Xu; Zhi-min Shao; Jiong Wu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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