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  1. Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, The University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Philip Harber MD

  2. Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    J. Bernard L. Gee MD

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Thoracic Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Harper University Hospital, USA

    Harvey I. Pass MD (Chief and Professor of Surgery and Oncology) (Chief and Professor of Surgery and Oncology)

  2. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Harvey I. Pass MD (Chief and Professor of Surgery and Oncology) (Chief and Professor of Surgery and Oncology)

  3. Nevada Cancer Institute, USA

    Nicholas J. Vogelzang MD (Director and Clinical Professor) (Director and Clinical Professor)

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, 81935, USA

    Nicholas J. Vogelzang MD (Director and Clinical Professor) (Director and Clinical Professor)

  5. Thoracic Oncology, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA

    Michele Carbone MD, PhD (Professor of Pathology, Director) (Professor of Pathology, Director)

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Harber, P., Gee, J.B.L. (2005). Clinicians’ Approach to Mesothelioma. In: Pass, H.I., Vogelzang, N.J., Carbone, M. (eds) Malignant Mesothelioma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28274-2_23

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