Celebrating “7th April- World Pediatric Surgery Day” Across the world: Role of APSP in Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Saleem Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and Univeristy of Child Health Sciences, Lahore
  • Umer The Children's Hospital & The University of Child Health Sciences Lahore
  • Azka THe Children's Hospital, Lahore

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https://doi.org/10.46831/jpas.v2i1.175

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Author Biographies

Muhammad Saleem, Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and Univeristy of Child Health Sciences, Lahore

Medical Director

Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Umer , The Children's Hospital & The University of Child Health Sciences Lahore

Senior House Officer and reseach officer 

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2024-01-02

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Saleem M, Saleem US, Saleem A. Celebrating “7th April- World Pediatric Surgery Day” Across the world: Role of APSP in Pakistan. J Pediatr Adolesc Surg [Internet]. 2024Jan.2 [cited 2025May24];2(2). Available from: http://jpedas.org/ojs/index.php/jpedas/article/view/175

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery

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