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Ives, C.L., Harrison, D.K., Stansby, G. (2006). Prediction of Surgical Site Infections Using Spectrophotometry: Preliminary Results. In: Cicco, G., Bruley, D.F., Ferrari, M., Harrison, D.K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXVII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 578. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29540-2_24
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