Published in Ann Surg on June 01, 2005
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The Gene expression Grade Index: a potential predictor of relapse for endocrine-treated breast cancer patients in the BIG 1-98 trial. BMC Med Genomics (2009) 1.19
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How medical students define surgical mentors. Am J Surg (2004) 1.14
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Interpreting Breast International Group (BIG) 1-98: a randomized, double-blind, phase III trial comparing letrozole and tamoxifen as adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, early breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res (2011) 1.06
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