The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 54-55 , February 2010

National Patient Safety Agency leads national implementation of measures to reduce the incidence of retained surgical materials

Received 21 October 2009

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PII: S1479-666X(09)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2009.10.002

The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 54-55 , February 2010

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