Making a case for national surgery, obstetric, and anesthesia plans

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Isabelle.Citron@gmail.com.
² Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Directorate of Preventative Services, Ministry of Health of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Editorial

Isabelle Citron et al. Can J Anaesth. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;66(3):263-271.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-01269-5. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

¹ Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Isabelle.Citron@gmail.com.
² Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Directorate of Preventative Services, Ministry of Health of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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