The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 259-261 , October 2010

Irish (Republic) versus British (North West) orthopaedic trainees: What are the differences?

  • L.N. Banks

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Adelaide and Meath Hospital Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, The Garden Apartment, 180, Burton Rd., West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 1LH, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 (0) 7973 505 209.
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  • J.P. McElwain

Received 23 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.05.001

The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 259-261 , October 2010

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