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Perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients with fractured neck of femur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

P. D. Marval
Affiliation:
Divison of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
J. G. Hardman
Affiliation:
Divison of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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