Sentinel lymph node biopsy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7452, 2004, Pages 1330-1331

  Kell, Malcolm R ^a   Kerin, Michael J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 2942588776     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7452.1330     Document Type: Editorial

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