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Issue of hair shaving in Sikh patients undergoing a neurosurgical procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Shanil Ebrahim ,
Sheena Bance  and
Aria Fallah
Shanil Ebrahim
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
Sheena Bance
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
Aria Fallah
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 793 - 794
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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