Building Trauma and EMS Systems Capacity in Rwanda: Lessons and Recommendations
By: Sudha Jayaraman, Faustin Ntirenganya, Menelas Nkeshimana, Ashley Rosenberg, Theophile Dushime, Ignace Kabagema, Jean Marie Uwitonze, Eric Uwitonize, Jeanne d’Arc Nyinawankusi, Robert Riviello, Irene Bagahirwa, Kenneth L. Williams, Elizabeth Krebs, Rebecca Maine, Paulin Banguti, Stephen Rulisa, Patrick Kyamanywa and Jean Claude Byiringiro
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