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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Patients’ perception of error during craniotomy for brain tumour and their attitudes towards pre-operative discussion of error: a qualitative study

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Pages 326-330 | Received 28 Jul 2011, Accepted 15 Oct 2011, Published online: 28 Nov 2011

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