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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-08-2021 | Editorials

The emergence of a postoperative myocardial injury epidemic: true or false?

Author: W. Scott Beattie, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2021

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Title: The emergence of a postoperative myocardial injury epidemic: true or false?
Author: W. Scott Beattie, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02027-w

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