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Comment
. 2022 Nov;407(7):3165.
doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02642-1. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Prehabilitation: better for selected patients

Karem Slim  1
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Prehabilitation: better for selected patients

Karem Slim. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Nov.
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  • Response to letter to the Editor.
    Gloor S, Breitenstein S, Tschuor C. Gloor S, et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Nov;407(7):3167-3168. doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02643-0. Epub 2022 Aug 11. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022. PMID: 35953618 No abstract available.

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