Portable Surgical Mentor Portable Surgical Mentor A Handbook ofProtocol for Interns and Residents in Surgery Larry D. Florman, M.D. Foreword by Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D. ~ Springer Larry D. Florman, M. D. Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery Department of Surgery, School of Medicine University of Louisville, Health Sciences Center 700 Children's Foundation Building 601 South Floyd Street Louisville, KY 40202
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