Informed decision-making in elective major vascular surgery: Analysis of 145 surgeon-patient consultations

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Etchells, Edward ^a,b   Ferrari, Michel ^c   Kiss, Alex ^b   Martyn, Nikki ^c   Zinman, Deborah ^a   Levinson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79959194205     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.047709     Document Type: Article

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