Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1677-1681 , October 2010

How to improve plastic surgery knowledge, skills and career interest in undergraduates in one day

  • C.R. Davis

      Affiliations

    • St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7188 7188.
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  • J.M. O'Donoghue

      Affiliations

    • Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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  • J. McPhail

      Affiliations

    • Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, L35 5DR, UK
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  • A.R. Green

      Affiliations

    • Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, L35 5DR, UK

Received 13 March 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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☆ Presented at the summer 2009 meeting of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

PII: S1748-6815(09)00748-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.023

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1677-1681 , October 2010

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