Clinical Officers in Malawi: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care

Background: Clinical officers perform much of major emergency surgery in Malawi, in the absence of medical officers. The aim of this study was to validate the advantages and disadvantages of delegation of major obstetric surgery to non-doctors. Methods: During a three month period, data from 2131 co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chilopora, Garvey Chiliro
Other Authors: Fawcus, Susan R
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3035