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Postoperative Complication Rate May Be Higher in Patients With Mental Illness
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Title Postoperative Complication Rate May Be Higher in Patients With Mental Illness
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578355?src=rss
Description Patients with schizophrenia or depression may be more prone to postoperative complications than patients without mental illness, according to a review of the literature -- such as it is. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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