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Editorial
. 2007 Nov;62(11):929-30.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2007.082982.

Risk and benefit: the eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery

Alex G Little
Editorial

Risk and benefit: the eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery

Alex G Little. Thorax. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Quality of life, as well as its length, is an essential consideration in developing and recommending therapeutic strategies

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Competing interests: None.

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