World Journal of Surgery

, Volume 19, Issue 4, pp 615–615 | Cite as

Invited commentary

  • David S. Ransohoff
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Authors and Affiliations

  • David S. Ransohoff
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  1. 1.Department of SurgeryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUSA

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