Understanding Differences between Actual and Simulated Surgical Consultations: A Scoping StudyFootnote

* This work was supported by Macquarie University through the Innovation and Scholarship Program. The authors wish to thank the patients, families, actors and doctors who gave their time for this study. The authors wish to thank Professor John Cartmill for his input, as well as Dean Thompson and Erin Lynch who have worked as research assistants on this project.

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