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. 2012 May;1(1):56-8.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2012.04.10.

Cost concerns for robotic thoracic surgery

Bernard J Park  1
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Cost concerns for robotic thoracic surgery

Bernard J Park. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 May.
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