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. 2021 Jan 1;17(1):e41.
doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000777.

Retained Surgical Items: A Changing Landscape

Samuel A Weprin  1 , Robert H Moore, Dielle Meyer, Riccardo Autorino
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Retained Surgical Items: A Changing Landscape

Samuel A Weprin et al. J Patient Saf. .
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