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Review Article

Open source approaches for pediatric global health technologies

Ryan C. L. Brewstera Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;b Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew Wuc Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Ryan W. Carrolld Division of Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
Pages 371-375 | Received 26 Jan 2023, Accepted 09 Apr 2024, Published online: 08 May 2024

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