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The Case for Oxygen in Global Surgical Care

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    Elizabeth Flesher & Salil B. Patel

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Flesher, E., Patel, S.B. The Case for Oxygen in Global Surgical Care. World J Surg 40, 1784–1785 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3494-1

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