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. 1962 Aug;37(194):398–414. doi: 10.1136/adc.37.194.398

Relation Between Splenectomy and Subsequent Infection

A Clinical Study

Margaret Horan, John H Colebatch
PMCID: PMC2012865  PMID: 14448856

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Selected References

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