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01-05-2021 | Laparoscopy | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Fun Factor—Does Serious Gaming Affect the Volume of Voluntary Laparoscopic Skills Training?

Author: David W. Hewson

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 5/2021

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Title: Letter to the Editor: The Fun Factor—Does Serious Gaming Affect the Volume of Voluntary Laparoscopic Skills Training?
Author: David W. Hewson
Publication date: 01-05-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Laparoscopy
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Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05902-7

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