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Thoracotomy Is Associated With Significantly More Profound Suppression in Lymphocytes and Natural Killer Cells Than Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Following Major Lung Resections for Cancer

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Pages 81-88 | Received 24 May 2004, Accepted 17 Nov 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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