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Section 2 - Refreshing your knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2016

Emma Plunkett
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West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
Emily Johnson
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West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
Anna Pierson
Affiliation:
Birmingham School of Anaesthesia
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Returning to Work in Anaesthesia
Back on the Circuit
, pp. 47 - 226
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Print publication year: 2016

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We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr Sara Ormerod, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist for her work on the question above. Thank you.

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