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Review
. 2022 Aug 1;39(8):720-721.
doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001678.

Fasting guidelines: a review of practice over the past 10 years

S Bala Bhaskar  1 , Pradeep A Dongare
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Review

Fasting guidelines: a review of practice over the past 10 years

S Bala Bhaskar et al. Eur J Anaesthesiol. .
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