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Original Paper

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy versus open thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis: a meta-analysis

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Pages 282-288 | Received 17 Jan 2016, Accepted 06 Apr 2016, Published online: 21 Jun 2016

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