Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 203-209 , December 2011

Nonfatal Adverse Events After Colorectal Operations

  • Samantha Hendren, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Samantha Hendren, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Health Systems, General Surgery, 2124 Taubman Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC-5343, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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  • Darrell A. Campbell Jr, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2011.06.004

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 203-209 , December 2011

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