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Original Article

Prognostic Significance of Axillary Nodal Status in Primary Breast Cancer in Relation to the Number of Resected Nodes

N. Wilking Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden
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L. E. Rutqvist Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden
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J. Carstensen Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden
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A. Mattsson Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden
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L. Skwg Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 29-35 | Received 21 Feb 1991, Accepted 01 Jul 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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