857 EFFECT OF DISTRACTION ON ROBOTIC SURGICAL SKILLS PERFORMANCE IN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SURGICAL EXPERIENCE
โ Scribed by Suh, Irene; Clay, Kevin; LaGrange, Chad; Oleynikov, Dmitry; Siu, Ka-Chun
- Book ID
- 118485629
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 187
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
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