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Editorial
. 2003 Nov;238(5):661-2.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000094391.39418.8e.

Preoperative steroids for laparoscopic surgery

Mark P Callery
Editorial

Preoperative steroids for laparoscopic surgery

Mark P Callery. Ann Surg. 2003 Nov.
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