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- ↑ "EUPSA-BAPS Joint Congress" (PDF). European Paediatric Surgeons' Association. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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- ↑ "Denis Browne Gold Medal". British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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