Pre-operative screening for sickle cell trait in adult day surgery; is it necessary?

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-45

  Wong, E M ^a   Tillyer, M L ^b   Saunders, P R I ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345233275     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0966-6532(96)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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