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Editorial
. 2017 Oct;9(10):3545-3546.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.23.

Editorial on pain following thoracic surgery

Jimmy Holm  1 , Peter B Licht  2
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Editorial

Editorial on pain following thoracic surgery

Jimmy Holm et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.
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