Browsing Journal Article by Subject "Surgical care"

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    • Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries 

      Forrester, Joseph D; Forrester, Jared A; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Shrestha, Sunil; Gupta, Shailvi; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Petroze, Robin T; Kushner, Adam L; Wren, Sherry M (Amer Medical Assoc , 330 N Wabash Ave, Ste 39300, Chicago, Usa, Il, 60611-5885, 2016)
      IMPORTANCE Surgical care is recognized as a growing component of global public health. OBJECTIVE To assess self-reported barriers to access of surgical care in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal using the validated Surgeons ...

    • Surgical Care Needs of Low-resource Populations: An Estimate of the Prevalence of Surgically Treatable Conditions and Avoidable Deaths in 48 Countries 

      Gupta, Shailvi; Groen, Reinou S; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ameh, Emmanuel A; Labib, Mohamed; Clarke, Damian L; Donkor, Peter; Derbew, Miliard; Sani, Rachid; Kamara, Thaim B; Shrestha, Sunil; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Wren, Sherry M; Price, Raymond R; Kushner, Adam L (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)
      Background Surgical care needs in low-resource countries are increasingly recognised as an important aspect of global health, yet data for the size of the problem are insufficient. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of ...