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. 2025 Jun 1;240(6):882-883.
doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001387. Epub 2025 May 14.

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Olajumoke Megafu  1 , Muriel Cleary
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Olajumoke Megafu et al. J Am Coll Surg. .
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