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. 1965 Feb;161(2):170–188. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196502000-00003

Scar Tissue Carcinoma Part I. A Clinical Study with Special Reference to Burn Scar Carcinoma*

M S Arons, J B Lynch, S R Lewis, T G Blocker Jr
PMCID: PMC1408939  PMID: 14260013

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