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Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care?

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Boris Mraovic and Tatjana Šimurina have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Suite G8490, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Boris Mraovic

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital, Zadar, Croatia

    Tatjana Šimurina

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Mraovic, B., Šimurina, T. Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care?. Surg Endosc 24, 1796–1797 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0847-y

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