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The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist: a tool to promote high-quality reporting of cases in peri-operative practice

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The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist: a tool to promote high-quality reporting of cases in peri-operative practice. / Shelton, C.L.; Klein, A.A.; Bailey, C.R. et al.
In: Anaesthesia, Vol. 76, No. 8, 31.08.2021, p. 1077-1081.

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Shelton CL, Klein AA, Bailey CR, El-Boghdadly K. The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist: a tool to promote high-quality reporting of cases in peri-operative practice. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug 31;76(8):1077-1081. Epub 2021 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/anae.15391

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Shelton, C.L. ; Klein, A.A. ; Bailey, C.R. et al. / The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist : a tool to promote high-quality reporting of cases in peri-operative practice. In: Anaesthesia. 2021 ; Vol. 76, No. 8. pp. 1077-1081.

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