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. 1960 Apr;151(4):469–479. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196004000-00005

Marlex Mesh as a Prosthesis in the Repair of Thoracic Wall Defects *

John Graham, Francis C Usher, John L Perry, Howard T Barkley
PMCID: PMC1613570  PMID: 13828796

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