How to swim with sharks: a perspective on Voltaire Cousteau’s primer
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How to swim with sharks: a primer.
Swimming with the sharks is neither enjoyable nor exhilarating, and it is not an acknowledged sport. Some individuals, however, must swim by virtue of their occupation. If such an individual finds himself or herself in shark-infested waters, this article provides useful guidelines for survival.
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy027