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Editorial
. 2017 Oct;9(10):3594-3597.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.35.

Is it still time for meta-analyses in operable esophageal cancers, or rather for a change of paradigm?

Laurent Bedenne  1 , Karine Le Malicot  2 , Antoine Drouillard  1
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Editorial

Is it still time for meta-analyses in operable esophageal cancers, or rather for a change of paradigm?

Laurent Bedenne et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.
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