Acute care in Tanzania: Epidemiology of acute care in a small community medical centre

Acute care in Tanzania: Epidemiology of acute care in a small community medical centre

Introduction: Without uniform recognition of Emergency Medicine as a specialty in developing sub-Saharan African countries, data are limited on the epidemiology of emergency care needs. The purposes of this study were to quantify the burden of disease presenting as medical or surgical emergencies an...

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Main Authors: Rachel M. Little, Michael D. Kelso, Frances S. Shofer, Meredith H. Arasaratnam, Sean Wentworth, Ian B.K. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Acute care
Emergency care
Sub-Saharan Africa
Developing country
Tanzania
Global
Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X1300058X

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