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. 2023 Jan 1;136(1):e3-e4.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006270. Epub 2022 Dec 15.

Preoperative Iron Deficiency and Anemia: Not All Evidence Is Created Equal

Lachlan F Miles  1 , Toby Richards  2
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Preoperative Iron Deficiency and Anemia: Not All Evidence Is Created Equal

Lachlan F Miles et al. Anesth Analg. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Another study for which L. F. Miles is a Principal Investigator has received a grant from CSL Vifor as part of a matched funding arrangement with the Victorian Department of Health. T. Richards or his institution have received grants, personal fees, and nonfinancial support from Pharmocosmos and CSL Vifor outside the submitted work.

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    Guinn NR, Bennett-Guerreo E. Guinn NR, et al. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1;136(1):e4-e5. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006271. Epub 2022 Dec 15. Anesth Analg. 2023. PMID: 36534726 No abstract available.

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