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Editorial
. 2024 Jan 1;27(1):1-2.
doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_202_23. Epub 2024 Jan 12.

Sternal Wound Infection: A Surgeon's Nemesis

Alok K Sharma  1
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Editorial

Sternal Wound Infection: A Surgeon's Nemesis

Alok K Sharma. Ann Card Anaesth. .
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