Hospital bill in open and laparoscopic appendectomy
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Hospital bill in open and laparoscopic appendectomy
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Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database.Ann Surg. 2004 Jan;239(1):43-52. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000103071.35986.c1. Ann Surg. 2004. PMID: 14685099 Free PMC article.
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