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. 2012 Oct;19(5):241-3.
doi: 10.3747/co.19.1185.

Size surprise? Tumour size, nodal status, and outcome after breast cancer

W D Foulkes

Size surprise? Tumour size, nodal status, and outcome after breast cancer

W D Foulkes. Curr Oncol. 2012 Oct.
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