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Training pre-hospital trauma care in low-income countries: the 'Village University' experience

Hans Husum Tromsoe Mine Victim Resource Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway
,
Mads Gilbert Tromsoe Mine Victim Resource Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway
&
Torben Wisborg Tromsoe Mine Victim Resource Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway
Pages 142-148 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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