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As part of efforts to develop the field of neurosurgery throughout Africa and Asia, Esther Apuahe is part of the Africa-Asia
Neurosurgery Collaborative Group (ASAFRIN), an initiative to address new and existing brain tumor programs, as there is an increased incidence of neurological cancers in the
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Kedia, Shweta; Banson, Mabel; Cheserem, Beverly; Chaurasia, Bipin; Karekezi, Claire; Uche, Enoch; Apuahe, Esther; Balogun, James A.; Lucena, Lynne
Lourdes N.; Mbaye, Maguette; Opara, Oluwamayowa; Mahmoud, M. Eisam Elhaj; Singh, Priya; Chemate, Sachin; Bora, Santanu Kumar (2023-07-01).
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Drummond, Katharine J.; Kim, Eliana E.; Apuahe, Esther; Darbar, Aneela; Kedia, Shweta; Kuo, Meng-Fai; Lewis, Elizabeth; Lucena, Lynne
Lourdes N.; Maixner, Wirginia; Mo, Su Myat; Olson, Sarah; Phusoongnern, Woralux; Shrestha, Resha; Yan, Lin; Rosseau, Gail (April 2021).
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