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Original Scientific Report

Three-year evaluation of late breast reconstruction with a free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap in a county hospital in Sweden: A retrospective study

Eija H. Olsson Department of Surgery, Gävle-Sandviken Central Hospital and Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University – Gävleborg, Gävle, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erkki Tukiainen Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 33-38 | Accepted 06 May 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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