Geographical maldistribution of surgical resources in South Africa: A review of the number of hospitals hospital beds and surgical beds

Background. The global burden of surgical disease has been studied to a limited extent. Despite the proven benefits of surgery, surgical services remain poorly resourced. Contributing to this global crisis is the critical lack of data regarding available resources.Objective. To analyse the distribut...

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Main Authors: A Dell, D Kahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12143/8317