Postoperative pulmonary complications: An update on risk assessment and reduction

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Smetana, Gerald W ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 74349123981     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.10     Document Type: Article

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