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Editorial
. 2007 Feb;245(2):185-6.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000253071.06793.e6.

The use of statins in postoperative adhesion prevention

Editorial

The use of statins in postoperative adhesion prevention

J B C van der Wal et al. Ann Surg. 2007 Feb.
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