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. 2013 Oct;108(5):287-8.
doi: 10.1002/jso.23389. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Perilous potential: the chance to save lives, or lose them, through low dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Peter B Bach  1
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Perilous potential: the chance to save lives, or lose them, through low dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Peter B Bach. J Surg Oncol. 2013 Oct.
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