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Effect of reduction mammoplasty on chest wall compliance

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, 760 Upper Lansdowne Ave., Westmount, Montreal, QC H3Y 1J8, Canada

    Ali Izadpanah & Mario Luc

  2. Division of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    David Bracco

  3. Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Mihiran Karunanayake

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Ali Izadpanah and Mihiran Karunanayake contributed equally to this work.

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Izadpanah, A., Karunanayake, M., Bracco, D. et al. Effect of reduction mammoplasty on chest wall compliance. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 845–846 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-012-0758-3

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