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Elective lymph node dissection.

A S Coates·C I Ingvar·K Petersen-Schaefer·H M Shaw·G W Milton·C J O'Brien·J F Thompson·W H McCarthy
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A S Coates, C I Ingvar, K Petersen-Schaefer, H M Shaw, G W Milton, C J O'Brien, J F Thompson, W H McCarthy. 1995. Elective lymph node dissection.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7582237/

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