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Patient Safety vis-à-vis Safe Surgery: The Road Less traveled

R Harsvardhan

Citation Information : Harsvardhan R. Patient Safety vis-à-vis Safe Surgery: The Road Less traveled. World J Endoc Surg 2015; 7 (1).

DOI: 10.5005/wjoes-7-1-v

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-02-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


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