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Current Developments in Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy

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    Samuel S. Ahn MD, Cecilia K. Wieslander MD & Kyung M. Ro MPH, MS

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    Samuel S. Ahn MD

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Ahn, S.S., Wieslander, C.K. & Ro, K.M. Current Developments in Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy. Annals of Vascular Surgery 14, 415–420 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169910070

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