The role of intraoperative pathology margin assessment in breast conserving surgery
✍ Scribed by F. J. Fleming; A. D. K. Hill; E. W. McDermott; A. O’Doherty; N. O’Higgins; C. M. Quinn
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Volume
- 171
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-4362
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