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    Hany M. Hafez (FRCS) & John H. N. Wolfe MS (FRCS)

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Hafez, H.M., Wolfe, J.H.N. Lymphedema. Annals of Vascular Surgery 10, 88–95 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002347

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