Demand for plastic surgery services via inpatient referrals in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Demand for plastic surgery services via inpatient referrals in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Background: Plastic surgery is one of the most collaborative surgical specialties and is also considered the most consulted service in a hospital. Plastic surgeons respond to many medical consults or inpatient referrals, and the comprehensive impact of these services, when they are nonoperative, oft...

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Main Authors:	Uchechukwu J Achebe, Obinna R Okwesili, Okechukwu O Onumaegbu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:	inpatient referrals medical consult plastic surgery services
Online Access:	http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2023;volume=28;issue=2;spage=145;epage=149;aulast=

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