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The usefulness of the preoperative electrocardiogram

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    Michael F. Roizen MD

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Roizen, M.F. The usefulness of the preoperative electrocardiogram. J Clin Monitor Comput 9, 101–103 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01616923

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