Epidemiology of paediatric surgical admissions to a government referral hospital in the Gambia

Epidemiology of paediatric surgical admissions to a government referral hospital in the Gambia

INTRODUCTION: There is a paucity of published data on the type of conditions that require surgery among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Such information is necessary for assessing the impact of such conditions on child health and for setting priorities to improve paediatric surgical care. METHODS: D...

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Main Authors:	Stephen W. Bickler, Boto Sanno-Duanda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The World Health Organization 2000-11-01
Series:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:	surgery child referral and consultation hospitals prospective studies Gambia
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000001100008&lng=en&tlng=en

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