Clinical practice guidelines in surgery

Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 637-645

  Forbes, Shawn ^a,b   Eskicioglu, Cagla ^b,c   McLeod, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84884158176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71915-1_51     Document Type: Chapter

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