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Original Article

Plastic surgery in the Norwegian undergraduate medical curriculum: students’ knowledge and attitudes. A nationwide case-control study

Stian K. AlmelandDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anne Berit GuttormsenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway;
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Louis de WeerdDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;
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Håvard B. NordgaardDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;
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Carolin FrecceroDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Sweden
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Emma HanssonDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 136-142 | Received 16 Feb 2016, Accepted 11 May 2016, Published online: 08 Jul 2016

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