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. 1954 Jul;140(1):2–34. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195407000-00001
A Study of the Deaths Associated with Anesthesia and Surgery *
Based on a Study of 599,548 Anesthesias in Ten Institutions 1948-1952, Inclusive
Henry K Beecher
, Donald P Todd
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This study was supported by the Medical Research and Development Board, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, Contract No. DA-49-007-MD-103. Submitted for publication November, 1953.
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