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Chapter 39 - Postoperative Respiratory Complications

from Section 4 - Postoperative Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

By
Ulf Guenther
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Gabriella Bettelli
Gabriella Bettelli
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University of San Marino
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly
Clinical and Organizational Aspects
 , pp. 262 - 267
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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