Published in Thorax on February 01, 1991
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The significance of pulmonary nodules detected on CT staging for lung cancer. Clin Radiol (1993) 0.88
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The influence of fibrinogen concentration on the development of vein graft stenoses. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (1995) 0.85
How does the media profile of cancer compare with prevalence? Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2010) 0.84
Peroperative proof of patency of microvascular anastomoses. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (1981) 0.84
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