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Familial predisposition of thoracic outlet syndrome: does a familial syndrome exist? Report of cases and review of literature

Jens Goeteyna Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Niels Pessera Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-2712
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Bart van Nuenenb Department of Neurology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Marc van Sambeeka Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;c Department of Education and Research, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Joep Teijinka Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;d Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-6904
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Pages 211-214 | Received 06 Jul 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 11 Oct 2019

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