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http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jaap.1.1995.23.4.731 | DOI Listing |
J R Coll Surg Edinb
April 1999
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Hand-written operation notes are often produced as evidence in medico-legal cases. Incomplete and illegible notes, along with the use of confusing abbreviations, are a common source of weakness in a surgeon's defence. An audit of 100 sets of operation notes was carried out in a single otolaryngology department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe recent establishment of a rare book collection as part of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Foundation Museum gives Academy members additional access to an important facet of our ophthalmic heritage. Many 17th and 18th century works, such as those of Cotton Mather and Philip Syng Physick, long remained in manuscript form. Published works on ophthalmology first appeared as chapters in surgical texts.
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