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Post-oesophagectomy mortality: the centralization debate revisited
Benjamin Keong MBBS, FRACS,
Benjamin Keong MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Richard Cade MBBS, FRACS,
Richard Cade MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Sean Mackay MBBS, FRACS,
Sean Mackay MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Benjamin Keong MBBS, FRACS,
Benjamin Keong MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Richard Cade MBBS, FRACS,
Richard Cade MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Sean Mackay MBBS, FRACS,
Sean Mackay MBBS, FRACS
Department of Upper GI Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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First published: 03 March 2016
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