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    Mark-Paul F. M. Vrancken Peeters M.D., Johanna M. Hendriks M.D., Ellen V. Rouwet M.D., Marc R. H. M. van Sambeek M.D., Hero van Urk M.D. & Hence J. M. Verhagen M.D., Ph.D.

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Vrancken Peeters, MP.F.M., Hendriks, J.M., Rouwet, E.V., van Sambeek, M.R.H.M., van Urk, H., Verhagen, H.J.M. (2018). The Carotid Body Tumor. In: Geroulakos, G., Sumpio, B. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65936-7_35

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