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. 2008 Aug;86(8):646-7.
doi: 10.2471/blt.07.050435.

The burden of surgical conditions and access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries

Doruk Ozgediz  1 , Dean Jamison, Meena Cherian, Kelly McQueen
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The burden of surgical conditions and access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries

Doruk Ozgediz et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Aug.
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