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Original Article

Electrosurgery: short-circuit between education and practice

Frédérique MeeuwsenDepartment of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Annetje GuédonDepartment of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Jan KleinDepartment of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Maarten van Der ElstDepartment of Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Jenny DankelmanDepartment of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3951-2129View further author information
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John Van Den DobbelsteenDepartment of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3423-1707View further author information
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Pages 247-253 | Received 05 Apr 2018, Accepted 16 Jul 2018, Published online: 12 Oct 2018

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