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Epidemiology and Perioperative Mortality of Exploratory Laparotomy in Rural Ghana Cover

Epidemiology and Perioperative Mortality of Exploratory Laparotomy in Rural Ghana

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|Feb 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2586 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Feb 25, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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