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    Piero Rossi & Adriano De Majo

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Rossi, P., De Majo, A. (2007). Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors. In: Satava, R.M., Gaspari, A., Di Lorenzo, N. (eds) Emerging Technologies in Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39600-0_14

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