Oxygen availability in sub-Saharan African countries: a call for data to inform service delivery

Affiliations

¹ King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK; The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: sowmya.mangipudi@gmail.com.
² King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK.
³ King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK; University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Health Research, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Sowmya Mangipudi et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;8(9):e1123-e1124.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30298-9. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

¹ King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK; The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: sowmya.mangipudi@gmail.com.
² King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK.
³ King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College London, London, UK; University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Health Research, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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