The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 6 , Pages 742-747 , December 2009

The Claude Organ Memorial Lecture: the practice of surgery: surgery as practice

  • Mary L. Brandt, M.D.

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Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 6 July 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00538-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.030

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 6 , Pages 742-747 , December 2009