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Letter to the Editor: Trends in Appendicitis Among Pregnant Women, the Risk for Cardiac Arrest, and Maternal–Fetal Mortality

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  1. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, UK

    Marwa A. Jama

  2. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Giordano Perin & Saba P. Balasubramanian

  3. Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Saba P. Balasubramanian

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Jama, M.A., Perin, G. & Balasubramanian, S.P. Letter to the Editor: Trends in Appendicitis Among Pregnant Women, the Risk for Cardiac Arrest, and Maternal–Fetal Mortality. World J Surg 45, 645–646 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05812-8

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