Aphorisms that I have come to live by.

Am J Surg

Surgery and Oncology, Cuming School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section General Surgery, Division Endocrine Surgery, 1403 29th Street NW, Foothills Medical Center, North Tower, Floor 10, T2N 2T9, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: March 2024

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