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The Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine – “The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right”

Yvens Laborde
Ochsner Journal December 2024, 24 (4) 242-244; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.5049
Yvens Laborde
Global Health and Education, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA and The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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