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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Editorial

Lessons from aviation safety: "plan your operation – and operate your plan!"

Author: Steven R Schelkun

Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery | Issue 1/2014

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Title: Lessons from aviation safety: "plan your operation – and operate your plan!"
Author: Steven R Schelkun
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1754-9493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-014-0038-1

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