Improving the Quantitative Basis of the Surgical Burden in Low-Income Countries
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- 22 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Medicine
- Vol. 6 (9) , e1000149
Abstract
Theo Vos discusses how surgery is beginning to be considered an essential component of primary health care in low-income countries, and how we need to improve our understanding of the burden of surgical conditions in these settings.Keywords
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