Radical Mastectomy vs. Simple Mastectomy: A Critique of Dr. Firor's Editorial on Breast Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0007-9235
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.11.1.27