The current state of Spina Bifida in low- and middle-income countries: where does Africa stand?
Authors:
- Inibehe Ime OkonInibehe Ime Okon
- Agbeniga Elijah TemitopeATAgbeniga Elijah Temitope
- Ibukunolu Olufemi OgundeleIOIbukunolu Olufemi Ogundele
- Usoro AkpanUAUsoro Akpan
- Emem Okon MbongEMEmem Okon Mbong
- Omar KasimiehOKOmar Kasimieh
- Bipin ChaurasiaBipin Chaurasia
- Emmanuel JamesEJEmmanuel James
- Elkan GbadeboEGElkan Gbadebo
- Fadele Kehinde PreciousFPFadele Kehinde Precious
- Arwa JaderAJArwa Jader
- Olalekan John OkesanyaOlalekan John Okesanya
- 6 November 2024
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Neurochirurgie
- Vol. 71 (1) , 101616
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