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Current state of ergonomics of operating rooms of Dutch hospitals in the endoscopic era

A. Albayrak Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, Faculty Industrial Design Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands
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G. Kazemier Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Erasmus University Medical Centre of Rotterdam, Department Operation Rooms, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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D.W. Meijer Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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H.J. Bonjer Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 156-160 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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