Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 100-105 , May 2005

Malignant lesions of the ovary in childhood

  • Daniel von Allmen, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Daniel von Allmen, MD, CB# 7223, 3010 Old Clinic Building, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7223.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.01.005

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 100-105 , May 2005

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