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Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 6/2009

01-11-2009 | Editorial

Bridging the divide between the surgeon and the interventional radiologist: cooperation or/and competition?

Author: Taimur Saleem

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 6/2009

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Excerpt

The cosmos of medicine is currently witnessing technological advancements at a breathtaking pace. Innovative techniques are being engineered and novel agents are being discovered or invented to combat the scourge of death and disease. However, this dynamic state of flux is not without consequences. It has blurred the classic black and white demarcation between the various disciplines of medicine [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Bridging the divide between the surgeon and the interventional radiologist: cooperation or/and competition?
Author
Taimur Saleem
Publication date
01-11-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-009-0531-7

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