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Editorial
. 2022 Jul-Sep;16(3):276-277.
doi: 10.4103/sja.sja_319_22. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

On language - first, do no harm

Roman Schumann  1
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Editorial

On language - first, do no harm

Roman Schumann. Saudi J Anaesth. 2022 Jul-Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

Royalties for 2 obesity related chapters in UpToDate - Wolters Kluwer. Past President of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity.

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