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Smoking status and outcomes in patients with rib fractures

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  1. Physiotherapy Department, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK

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Battle, C.E. Smoking status and outcomes in patients with rib fractures. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 46, 935–936 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-019-01180-8

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