Surgery in Brazil.
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چکیده
S ome preliminary data are needed to coherently analyze the present state of surgery in Brazil. Brazil is among the 10 greatest economies of the world, is the most populous South American country, and occupies an area of approximately 8500000 km. Its borders make contact with all South American countries, except for Chile and Ecuador. The political administrative organization comprises 26 states, approximately 5500 municipalities, and the Federal District, the seat of the government. The country is divided into 5 great regions, whose characteristics are shown in Table 1.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of surgery
دوره 137 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002