title: The dawn of a new century: reflections on surgical issues.
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authors.lastname: Cuschieri
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care