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. 2012 May;67(5):541.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07162.x.

The UK needs more critical care investment in order to improve peri-operative outcomes

D J N Wong  1 , A J Wickham  1
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The UK needs more critical care investment in order to improve peri-operative outcomes

D J N Wong et al. Anaesthesia. 2012 May.
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