Rural and urban differences in treatment status among children with surgical conditions in Uganda.

BACKGROUND:In low and middle-income countries, approximately 85% of children have a surgically treatable condition before the age of 15. Within these countries, the burden of pediatric surgical conditions falls heaviest on those in rural areas. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Ashley Bearden, Anthony T Fuller, Elissa K Butler, Tu Tran, Fredrick Makumbi, Samuel Luboga, Christine Muhumuza, Vincent Ssennono, Moses Galukande, Michael Haglund, Emily R Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6211669?pdf=render