The clinical relevance of axillary reverse mapping (ARM): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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The clinical relevance of axillary reverse mapping (ARM): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-111