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01-05-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Derivation and Validation of a Novel Physiological Emergency Surgery Acuity Score

Authors: Hui-Xian Li, Fu-Shan Xue, Chao Wen

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 5/2018

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Title: Derivation and Validation of a Novel Physiological Emergency Surgery Acuity Score
Authors: Hui-Xian Li
Fu-Shan Xue
Chao Wen
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4302-2

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