Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation: Principles and Practice

Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-372

  Gallagher, Anthony G ^a   O'Sullivan, Gerald C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-763-1     Document Type: Book

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