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Comment
. 2021 Jul 1;274(1):e107.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003411.

Response to the Comment on "Meta-analysis of Effect of Volume (Hospital and Operator) on Carotid Revascularization Outcomes"

Michiel H F Poorthuis, Eelco C Brand  1 , Alison Halliday  2 , Richard Bulbulia  3   4 , Michiel L Bots  5 , Gert J de Borst  1
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Comment

Response to the Comment on "Meta-analysis of Effect of Volume (Hospital and Operator) on Carotid Revascularization Outcomes"

Michiel H F Poorthuis et al. Ann Surg. .
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