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30 - Vulvar Cancer

from Section 5 - Gynecologic Oncology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2018

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Micael Lopez-Acevedo  and
Nancy D. Gaba
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Lisa Keder  and
Martin E. Olsen
Lisa Keder
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Ohio State University
Martin E. Olsen
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East Tennessee State University
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Gynecologic Care , pp. 290 - 300
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Print publication year: 2018

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