The “Other” Neglected Diseases in Global Public Health: Surgical Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 3 June 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (6) , e121
Abstract
Doruk Ozgediz and Robert Riviello discuss the burden of premature death and disability and the economic burden of surgical conditions in Africa.Keywords
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