The impact of breast reconstruction on the delivery of chemotherapy
β Scribed by Amy K. Alderman; E. Dale Collins; Anne Schott; Melissa E. Hughes; Rebecca A. Ottesen; Richard L. Theriault; Yu-Ning Wong; Jane C. Weeks; Joyce C. Niland; Stephen B. Edge
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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