Technical factors, surgeon case volume and positive margin rates after breast conservation surgery for early-stage breast cancer

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 305-312

  Lovrics, Peter J ^a   Cornacchi, Sylvie D ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a,b   Garnett, Anna ^a   Chen, Vicky ^c   Franic, Slobodan ^a   Simunovic, Marko ^a,b,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Pathology and Molecular Medicine   (Canada)

^d JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 77958174485     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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