Design, testing, and scale-up of medical devices for global health: negative pressure wound therapy and non-surgical male circumcision in Rwanda
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Citation Mody, Gita N, Vincent Mutabazi, Danielle R Zurovcik, Jean Paul Bitega, Sabin Nsanzimana, Sardis H Harward, Claire M Wagner, Cameron T Nutt, and Agnes Binagwaho. 2015. “Design, testing, and scale-up of medical devices for global health: negative pressure wound therapy and non-surgical male circumcision in Rwanda.” Globalization and Health 11 (1): 20. doi:10.1186/s12992-015-0101-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-015-0101-4.
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