Addressing the Millennium Development Goals From a Surgical Perspective
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Addressing the Millennium Development Goals from a surgical perspective: essential surgery and anesthesia in 8 low- and middle-income countries.
HYPOTHESIS Surgical and anesthetic care is increasingly recognized as a neglected but cost-effective component of primary health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Strengthening delivery can help achieve Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6. Large gaps in access to essential surgical care in LMICs result in considerable morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.263