Monash medical student's foray into surgical research.

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Published in ANZ J Surg on December 01, 2011

Authors

Jeffrey J Leow1, Adil H Haider, Sean D Mackay, Michael J Grigg

Author Affiliations

1: Eastern Health Surgical Research Group, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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