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Published in: World Journal of Surgery 10/2005

01-10-2005 | World Progress in Surgery -- Surgical Quality

The Question of Quality

Authors: Michael J. Zinner, M.D., Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., M.D., M.P.H.

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 10/2005

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. …
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Metadata
Title
The Question of Quality
Authors
Michael J. Zinner, M.D.
Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Publication date
01-10-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 10/2005
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-7992-9

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