Addressing gaps in surgical skills training by means of low-cost simulation at Muhimbili University in Tanzania

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Taché, Stephanie ^a   Mbembati, Naboth ^b   Marshall, Nell ^c   Tendick, Frank ^a   Mkony, Charles ^b   O'Sullivan, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 68949217196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-64     Document Type: Article

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