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. 2022 Nov 1;276(5):743-745.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005622. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

So, You Want to be a Surgeon?

P Ronan O'Connell  1
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So, You Want to be a Surgeon?

P Ronan O'Connell. Ann Surg. .
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