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Original Papers

Female and Male Differences in the Survival of Patients Undergoing Resection for Lung Cancer

H. KutlayDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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A. Kayi CangirDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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M. AkalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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A. GüngörDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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N. ÖzdemirDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Ş. KavukçuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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H. AkayDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.View further author information
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İ. ÖktenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Ş. YavuzerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Pages 293-296 | Published online: 14 Mar 2016

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