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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2013; 02(01): 001-003
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.110204
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Why are neurosurgeons hesitant to use the K word for aneurysm surgery?

P. Sarat Chandra
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18 January 2017 (online)

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