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Low Pretherapeutic Serum Albumin as a Risk Factor for Poor Outcome in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Ning WuDepartment of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, HuaShan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China 
,
Gang ChenDepartment of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, HuaShan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China 
,
Huoli HuDepartment of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Nanchang, Nanchang, China
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Liewen PangDepartment of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, HuaShan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhiming ChenDepartment of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, HuaShan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 481-485 | Received 13 Feb 2014, Accepted 17 Dec 2014, Published online: 23 Feb 2015

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