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Review
. 2018 Feb;10(2):1050-1057.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.34.

Society for Translational Medicine Expert Consensus on the prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients

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Society for Translational Medicine Expert Consensus on the prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients

Zhentao Yu et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Feb.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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