Routine pre-operative blood testing: is it necessary?
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Is routine pre-operative blood testing in children necessary?
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02750.x