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Original Article

Melanoma of the Foot in white South Africans

D. A. Hudson Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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C. Fenn Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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J. E. J. Krige Departments of General Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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C. Johnson Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 315-319 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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