Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on November 01, 1977
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Barrett's esophagus and associated adenocarcinoma in a mouse surgical model. J Surg Res (2000) 1.02
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The sequence of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from patients. Am J Med (1999) 0.94
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Prosthetic valve replacement for traumatic tricuspid insufficiency. Report of a case originally diagnosed as Ebstein's malformation. Am J Cardiol (1970) 0.92
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Gender differences in the clinical competence of residents in internal medicine. J Gen Intern Med (1989) 0.91
Performance of Caribbean medical school graduates on the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examinations, 1984-1986. Res Med Educ (1987) 0.90
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Pancoast tumors: improved survival with preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy. Ann Thorac Surg (1987) 0.89
A five to ten year follow-up study of parietal cell vagotomy. Surg Gynecol Obstet (1986) 0.88
The effect of denervation of feline esophageal function and morphology. J Surg Res (1972) 0.88