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D Hariharan et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Mar.

. 2014 Mar;96(2):175.

doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.175.

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Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments.
Hariharan D, Lobo DN. Hariharan D, et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Mar;95(2):87-92. doi: 10.1308/003588413X13511609957218. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013. PMID: 23484986 Free PMC article. Review.
Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments.
Steelman VM. Steelman VM. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Mar;96(2):174-5. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.174. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014. PMID: 24780693 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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