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Editorial
. 2006 Apr;61(4):278-9.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.051789.

Training in the operating theatre: is it safe?

R Aggarwal, A Darzi
Editorial

Training in the operating theatre: is it safe?

R Aggarwal et al. Thorax. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

The importance of a systems approach to surgical training

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Competing interests: none declared.

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