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. 2011 Apr;8(4):e1001025.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001025. Epub 2011 Apr 26.

Improving effective surgical delivery in humanitarian disasters: lessons from Haiti

Kathryn Chu  1 , Christopher Stokes, Miguel Trelles, Nathan Ford
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Improving effective surgical delivery in humanitarian disasters: lessons from Haiti

Kathryn Chu et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Kathryn Chu and colleagues describe the experiences of Médecins sans Frontières after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and discuss how to improve delivery of surgery in humanitarian disasters.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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