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Changing standards of surgical care for the melanoma patient

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    Douglas S. Reintgen MD

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Reintgen, D.S. Changing standards of surgical care for the melanoma patient. Annals of Surgical Oncology 3, 327–328 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02305660

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