Epidemiology of pediatric surgical needs in low-income countries.

OBJECTIVE:According to recent estimates, at least 11% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to surgically-treatable diseases. In children, the burden is even more striking with up to 85% of children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) having a surgically-treatable condit...

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Main Authors: Elissa K Butler, Tu M Tran, Neeraja Nagarajan, Joseph Canner, Anthony T Fuller, Adam Kushner, Michael M Haglund, Emily R Smith, SOSAS 4 Country Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5336197?pdf=render