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Comment
. 2008 May 10;336(7652):1033.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39568.466910.80.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy: Let's get back to basics in managing melanoma

Anthony Dixon
Comment

Sentinel lymph node biopsy: Let's get back to basics in managing melanoma

Anthony Dixon. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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