Compliance with enhanced recovery programmes in elective colorectal surgery
โ Scribed by J. Ahmed; S. Khan; M. Gatt; R. Kallam; Professor J. MacFie
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6961
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