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  1. Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 63110, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Palmer Q. Bessey M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Bessey, P.Q. Invited commentary. World J. Surg. 15, 387–388 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658737

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