First Do No Harm: Reflections on Becoming a NeurosurgeonA passionate account of a young neurosurgeon's training and practice with vivid descriptions of how it feels to be a brain surgeon. |
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Can Ask | 25 |
3To Know Is Science | 46 |
4Junior Resident1976 | 65 |
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