Essential surgery at the district hospital: a retrospective descriptive analysis in three African countries.

Essential surgery at the district hospital: a retrospective descriptive analysis in three African countries.

BACKGROUND: Surgical conditions contribute significantly to the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet there is an apparent neglect of surgical care as a public health intervention to counter this burden. There is increasing enthusiasm to reverse this trend, by promoting essential surgical servic...

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Main Authors: Moses Galukande, Johan von Schreeb, Andreas Wladis, Naboth Mbembati, Helder de Miranda, Margaret E Kruk, Sam Luboga, Alphonsus Matovu, Colin McCord, S Khady Ndao-Brumblay, Doruk Ozgediz, Peter C Rockers, Ana Romàn Quiñones, Fernando Vaz, Haile T Debas, Sarah B Macfarlane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2834708?pdf=render

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