Surgeon's vigilance in the operating room.

Bin Zheng; Geoffrey Tien; Stella M. Atkins; Colin Swindells; Homa Tanin; Adam Meneghetti; Karim A. Qayumi; O. Neely; M. Panton

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Surgeon's vigilance in the operating room.

August 3, 2011

Zheng B, Tien G, Atkins SM, et al. Am J Surg. 2011;201(5):673-7.

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