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US Plastic Surgery Residents’ LGBTQ+ Education, Patient Exposure, and Cultural Competency

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Nowaskie, D.Z. US Plastic Surgery Residents’ LGBTQ+ Education, Patient Exposure, and Cultural Competency. Aesth Plast Surg 47 (Suppl 1), 58–61 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-02939-y

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