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. 2014 Feb 21;8(1):9.
doi: 10.1186/1754-9493-8-9.

Current challenges and future perspectives for patient safety in surgery

Philip F Stahel  1 , Cyril Mauffrey, Nathan Butler
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Current challenges and future perspectives for patient safety in surgery

Philip F Stahel et al. Patient Saf Surg. .
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Paradigm of the learning curve in surgery and other high-risk domains.
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