Can we apply the process improvement tool Six Sigma to enhance outcomes in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery?
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1365-182X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2008.00019.x