Published in Ann Surg on May 01, 2016
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Alcohol screening and risk of postoperative complications in male VA patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.99
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Mechanism of salutary effects of estradiol on organ function after trauma-hemorrhage: upregulation of heme oxygenase. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 0.98
The association between occupant restraint systems and risk of injury in frontal motor vehicle collisions. J Trauma (2003) 0.98
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Preoperative oral antibiotics reduce surgical site infection following elective colorectal resections. Dis Colon Rectum (2012) 0.97
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PGC-1 upregulation via estrogen receptors: a common mechanism of salutary effects of estrogen and flutamide on heart function after trauma-hemorrhage. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 0.97
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