New developments in the surgical management of early endometrial cancer

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Editorial

Howard W Jones 3rd. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jul.

. 2009 Jul;114(1):2-3.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181ac3626.

¹ Dr. Jones is from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; e-mail: howard.jones@vanderbilt.edu.

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