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Editorial
. 2015 Feb;108(2):44-6.
doi: 10.1177/0141076815571515.

High-risk surgery: the courage to fail

John R Pepper  1 , Aman S Coonar  2
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Editorial

High-risk surgery: the courage to fail

John R Pepper et al. J R Soc Med. 2015 Feb.
No abstract available

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    Ward J, Kalsi DS, Patel S, Handa A. Ward J, et al. J R Soc Med. 2015 Jul;108(7):254. doi: 10.1177/0141076815589210. J R Soc Med. 2015. PMID: 26187306 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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