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Complications, Adverse Events and Clinical Governance

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Lowes, T., Gospel, A., Griffiths, A., Henning, J. (2016). Complications, Adverse Events and Clinical Governance. In: Pre-Hospital Anesthesia Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23090-0_9

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