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Comment
. 2004 Jul 17;329(7458):170; author reply 170-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7458.170.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy: not yet standard of care for melanoma

J Meirion Thomas, Matthew A Clark
Comment

Sentinel lymph node biopsy: not yet standard of care for melanoma

J Meirion Thomas et al. BMJ. .
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  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy.
    Kell MR, Kerin MJ. Kell MR, et al. BMJ. 2004 Jun 5;328(7452):1330-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7452.1330. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15178590 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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