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TI - Scientific surgery
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.9610
DA - 2014-07-15
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/scientific-surgery-empL3Cz9ig
SP - 1183
EP - 1183
VL - 101
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
ER -