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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;161(3):787-788.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.115. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Commentary: Patient frailty also drives long-term outcomes after R0 resection for lung cancer

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Editorial

Commentary: Patient frailty also drives long-term outcomes after R0 resection for lung cancer

Benjamin R Zambetti et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar.
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Benjamin R. Zambetti, MD, and Thomas Ng, MD, FRCSC, FACS

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