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Ho, A.MH., Sehgal, A., Leitch, J. et al. Comment on: The fragility index of randomized controlled trials in pediatric anesthesiology. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 71, 163–164 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02658-1
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