Emergency surgery pre-operative delays – Realities and economic impacts
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Surgery in the aged: pre-operative and post-operative care.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.10.002