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Research Article

Building Regional Anesthesia Capacity in Limited-Resource Settings: A Pilot Study Evaluating a 4-Week Curriculum

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Pages 29-37 | Received 04 Jun 2020, Accepted 27 Aug 2020, Published online: 19 Oct 2020

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