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Robotic surgery, skills and simulation: a technical sport

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  1. Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, London, UK

    S. S. Goonewardene

  2. The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK

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Goonewardene, S.S., Cahill, D. Robotic surgery, skills and simulation: a technical sport. J Robotic Surg 10, 85–86 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-015-0544-x

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