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Editorial
. 2013 Sep;119(3):501-3.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31829e4819.

Cancer prognosis: can anesthesia play a role?

Zhongcong Xie
Editorial

Cancer prognosis: can anesthesia play a role?

Zhongcong Xie. Anesthesiology. 2013 Sep.
No abstract available

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Competing Interests: The authors are not supported by, nor maintain any financial interest in, any commercial activity that may be associated with the topic of this article

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