Wrong site surgery.

S. G. Fraser; W. Adams

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Wrong site surgery.

August 9, 2006

Fraser SG, Adams W. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90(7):814-6.

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The authors provide an overview of wrong site surgery, with special attention to incidents in ophthalmology.

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