Surgery in low-income countries during crisis: experience at Médecins Sans Frontières facilities in 20 countries between 2008 and 2014

Trelles, M; Dominguez, L; Stewart, B

dc.contributor.author	Trelles, M
dc.contributor.author	Dominguez, L
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, B
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-23T21:00:28Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-23T21:00:28Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-16
dc.identifier.citation	Surgery in low-income countries during crisis: experience at Médecins Sans Frontières facilities in 20 countries between 2008 and 2014. 2015: Trop. Med. Int. Health	en_GB
dc.identifier.issn	1365-3156
dc.identifier.pmid	25877854
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/tmi.12523
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10144/550533
dc.description.abstract	The global burden of trauma and surgical conditions fall disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).(1, 2) Inopportunely, developing countries are least equipped to provide essential surgical care.(3) Consequently, LMICs have a significant burden of unmet surgical needs.(4) When these fragile health systems are disrupted by conflict, a natural disaster or an epidemic the volume and quality of surgical care decreases even further. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
dc.language	ENG
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Wiley-Blackwell	en_GB
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dc.title	Surgery in low-income countries during crisis: experience at Médecins Sans Frontières facilities in 20 countries between 2008 and 2014	en
dc.identifier.journal	Tropical Medicine & International Health	en_GB
refterms.dateFOA	2019-03-04T12:19:25Z
html.description.abstract	The global burden of trauma and surgical conditions fall disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).(1, 2) Inopportunely, developing countries are least equipped to provide essential surgical care.(3) Consequently, LMICs have a significant burden of unmet surgical needs.(4) When these fragile health systems are disrupted by conflict, a natural disaster or an epidemic the volume and quality of surgical care decreases even further. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.