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The lost sponge: patient safety in the operating room.

Grant-Orser A, Davies P, Singh SS. The lost sponge: patient safety in the operating room. CMAJ . 2012;184(11):1275-1278. doi:10.1503/cmaj.110900.

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October 17, 2012
Grant-Orser A, Davies P, Singh SS. CMAJ . 2012;184(11):1275-1278.
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Grant-Orser A, Davies P, Singh SS. The lost sponge: patient safety in the operating room. CMAJ . 2012;184(11):1275-1278. doi:10.1503/cmaj.110900.