Assessing quality of life after surgery.

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Published in Control Clin Trials on August 01, 1991

Authors

P D Cleary1, S Greenfield, B J McNeil

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.

Associated clinical trials:

Lidocaine For Neuroprotection During Cardiac Surgery | NCT00938964

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