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01-08-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Should we use virtual simulators for surgical resident selection?

Authors: Luca Morelli, Gregorio Di Franco, Andrea Moglia, Alfred Cuschieri

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Title: Should we use virtual simulators for surgical resident selection?
Authors: Luca Morelli
Gregorio Di Franco
Andrea Moglia
Alfred Cuschieri
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-018-00918-7