Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 703-708 , October 1976

Thoracoscopy for diagnosis of intrathoracic lesions in children

  • Bradley M. Rodgers

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprint requests: Bradley M. Rodgers, M.D., J. Hillis Miller Health Center, J-286, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, Fla. 32610.
    • ,
  • James L. Talbert

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☆ Presented before the 7th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Boca Raton, Fla., April 29–May 1, 1976.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 703-708 , October 1976

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