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Comment
. 2014 Mar;96(2):174-5.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.174.

Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments

V M Steelman  1
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Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments

V M Steelman. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Mar.
No abstract available

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  • Authors' response.
    Hariharan D, Lobo DN. Hariharan D, et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Mar;96(2):175. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.175. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014. PMID: 24895764 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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