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200 supervised procedures: the minimum threshold number for competency in performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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García-Cano, J. 200 supervised procedures: the minimum threshold number for competency in performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Surg Endosc 21, 1254–1255 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-006-9013-y

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