Surgical margins in breast cancer: How wide? How accurate? How big? Does it make a difference?

Current Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-253

  Bland, Kirby I ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

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EID: 0042832343     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(00)00375-5     Document Type: Note

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