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Main Authors: Suzana Angélica Silva Lustosa, Humberto Saconato, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Gaspar de Jesus Lopes Filho, Delcio Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2008-12-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000600009