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Response to the comments on: The effect of low preoperative albumin on long-term mortality: a meta-regression

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, China

    Ruoxin Xu & Wenxiong Zhang

  2. Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China

    Ruoxin Xu

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong Province, China

    Ruoxin Xu

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Xu, R., Zhang, W. Response to the comments on: The effect of low preoperative albumin on long-term mortality: a meta-regression. Surg Today (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02870-6

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