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. 2003 Dec;238(6):777-81.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000098616.19622.af.

The volume-outcome relationship in cancer surgery: a hard sell

Ingemar Ihse  1
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The volume-outcome relationship in cancer surgery: a hard sell

Ingemar Ihse. Ann Surg. 2003 Dec.
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