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Patient attitudes to surgeons' attire in an outpatient clinic setting: substance over style

Received 24 February 2009 ,Revised 27 August 2009 Published online 01 July 2010 Corrected Proof

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00573-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.001

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