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White Knight: ASRA, ASA, and the formation of the ABA.

Bacon DR

Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. bacon.douglas@mayo.edu

The original American Society of Regional Anesthesia (1924-1940) was instrumental in the formation of the American Board of Anesthesiology, whereupon competence in anesthesiology was placed on the same footing as every other specialty practice in the United States.

Published 18 January 2006 in Reg Anesth Pain Med, 31(1): 66-70.
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