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Psychomotor ability testing and human reliability analysis (HRA) in surgical practice

A. Cuschieri, G. B. Hanna, N. K. Francis Department of Surgery and Surgical Skills Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, UK
Pages 181-195 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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