The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 686-692 , June 2007

Comparison of two models for the prediction of nonsentinel node metastases in breast cancer

Received 20 January 2006 ,Revised 4 September 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.031

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 686-692 , June 2007

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