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. 1957 Apr;145(4):530–539. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195704000-00009

The Functional Significance of the First Thoracic Ganglion in Sympathectomy of the Upper Extremity in Man ^{^*}

K B Coldwater, W F Alexander, J W Cox, W C Randall

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