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Is virtual reality simulation an effective training method in surgery?

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  1. St Michael's Hospital, Division of General Surgery, Office 056, 16 Cardinal Carter Wing, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada grantcharovt@smh.toronto.on.ca

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  1. TP Grantcharov is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and a Staff Surgeon at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,

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Grantcharov, T. Is virtual reality simulation an effective training method in surgery?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 232–233 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1101

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