How to use an afticle about prognosis

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-336

  Hansebout, Robert R ^a,b   Cornacchi, Sylvie D ^a   Haines, Ted ^a   Goldsmith, Charlie H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

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EID: 69149086866     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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