Quit Smoking before Orthopaedic Surgery
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Is it dangerous to quit smoking shortly before surgery?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2210-4917,2210-4925
DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2017.10.001