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An ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure

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    George Carvalho & Thomas Schricker

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Carvalho, G., Schricker, T. An ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure. Can J Anesth 51, 948–949 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03018904

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