Virgilio Galvis, MD; Alejandro Tello, MD
(Bucaramanga, Colombia)
Luis J. Escaf, MD; Victor Rojas, MD;
Maria Angelica Cortez, MD
(Barranquilla, Colombia) |
Shortening of the Learning Curve in Prechopping
Volume 35, Number # 1, 2007 Series
Virgilio Galvis, MD; Alejandro Tello, MD
(Bucaramanga, Colombia)
Luis J. Escaf, MD; Victor Rojas, MD;
Maria Angelica Cortez, MD
(Barranquilla, Colombia) |
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