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Comment
. 2011 Jan;91(1):121-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.053.

Invited commentary

Benjamin M Jackson  1 , Robert C Gorman
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Benjamin M Jackson et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan.
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