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Published in Ann Surg on February 01, 2016

Authors

Arvid Steinar Haugen1, Eirik Søfteland, Stian Kreken Almeland, Nick Sevdalis, Barthold Vonen, Geir Egil Eide, Monica Wammen Nortvedt, Stig Harthug

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway Department of Surgery, Førde Central Hospital, Førde, Norway Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality at the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom Department of Surgery, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Centre for Evidence Based Practice, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Research and Development, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.

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