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    D. D. O’Riordain, D. J. Buckley & W. O. Kirwan

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O’Riordain, D.D., Buckley, D.J. & Kirwan, W.O. Tetanus following cholecystectomy. I.J.M.S. 160, 310 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02957859

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