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Use of cadavers to train surgeons: respect for donors should remain the guiding principle
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Contributors The author developed the idea for the paper in collaboration with HJ, author of the target article. The author had sole responsibility for drafting and editing the text.
Funding The author has not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Not required.
Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
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