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Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Volume 6, 1989 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Port-A-Cath in Children During Long-Term Chemotherapy: Complications and Outcome

Muneef Al-Hathal Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Gerhard Malmfors Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Stanislaw Garwicz Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Albert N. Békéssy Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
Pages 17-22 | Received 09 May 1988, Accepted 25 Jul 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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