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Editorial
. 2007 May;245(5):684-5.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000261458.39058.fc.

As good as it gets: the study of prophylactic antibiotics in severe acute pancreatitis

Thomas J Howard
Editorial

As good as it gets: the study of prophylactic antibiotics in severe acute pancreatitis

Thomas J Howard. Ann Surg. 2007 May.
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