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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “How Many Steps per Day Are Necessary to Prevent Postoperative Complications following Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeries for Malignancy?” Ann Surg Oncol. (2020). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-020-08218-x.
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Yokoyama, Y., Nakajima, H. & Nagino, M. ASO Author Reflections: Please Walk at Least 5000 Steps per Day before Major Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeries for Malignancy. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 1398–1399 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08294-z
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