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Comment
. 2022 Mar 1;92(3):e52.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003499.

Letter to the editor: Points to consider the readmission rate following surgical stabilization of rib fractures

Hossein Abdolrahimzadeh Fard, Roham Borazjani, Mohammad Hossein Taghrir, Ali Taheri Akerdi, Shahram Paydar
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Letter to the editor: Points to consider the readmission rate following surgical stabilization of rib fractures

Hossein Abdolrahimzadeh Fard et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. .
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