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Denis Parsons Burkitt, an Overlooked Surgical Oncologist

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Blake Cady MD

  2. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

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Cady, B. Denis Parsons Burkitt, an Overlooked Surgical Oncologist. Ann Surg Oncol 25, 1112–1115 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6386-9

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