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Short- and Long-Term Mortality After Appendectomy in Sweden 1987–2006: Influence of Appendectomy Diagnosis, Sex, Age, Co-morbidity, Surgical Method, Hospital Volume, and Time Period—A National Population Based Cohort Study

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Drake, F.T., Flum, D.R. Short- and Long-Term Mortality After Appendectomy in Sweden 1987–2006: Influence of Appendectomy Diagnosis, Sex, Age, Co-morbidity, Surgical Method, Hospital Volume, and Time Period—A National Population Based Cohort Study. World J Surg 37, 982–983 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-1952-6

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