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Hospital charges for Nissen fundoplication and other laparoscopic procedures

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Apelgren, K. Hospital charges for Nissen fundoplication and other laparoscopic procedures. Surg Endosc 10, 359–360 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00187394

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