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Nonsurgical Management Should be First-Line Therapy for Breast Abscess

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  1. Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, Po Box 143, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia

    Elisabeth Edstrom Elder & Meagan Brennan

  2. Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Meagan Brennan

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Elder, E.E., Brennan, M. Nonsurgical Management Should be First-Line Therapy for Breast Abscess. World J Surg 34, 2257–2258 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0509-1

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