Redundant Publications in Surgery: a Threat to Patient Safety?

Overview

Journal Patient Saf Surg

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2008 Mar 21

PMID 18353172

Citations 3

Authors

Philip F Stahel

Pierre-Alain Clavien

Wade R Smith

Ernest E Moore

Affiliations

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