Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 201-208 , August 2008

Pectus deformities: A review of open surgery in the modern era

  • Steven R. Lopushinsky, MD, MSc
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  • Annie H. Fecteau, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Annie H. Fecteau, MD, MSc, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8.

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PII: S1055-8586(08)00019-X

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.03.009

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 201-208 , August 2008

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