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. 2020 Dec;10(2):020347.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020347.

The collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical health care in sub-Saharan Africa

Kathryn Chu  1 , Ché L Reddy  2   3 , Emmanuel Makasa  4 ; AfroSurg Collaborative
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The collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical health care in sub-Saharan Africa

Kathryn Chu et al. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec.
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Competing interests: The authors completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declare no conflicts of interest.

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Potential delays in accessing surgical care in Sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19.
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