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01-11-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Reply to Li et al. “Can Preoperative Frailty Accurately Predict Morbidity and Mortality Following Liver Surgery?”

Authors: Faiz Gani, Timothy M. Pawlik

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 11/2017

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Reply to Li et al. “Can Preoperative Frailty Accurately Predict Morbidity and Mortality Following Liver Surgery?”
Authors: Faiz Gani
Timothy M. Pawlik
Publication date: 01-11-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3552-5

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