Ailing neurosurgical services in rural Africa

Affiliations

¹ Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
² University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
³ University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary.
⁴ Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu, DR Congo.
⁶ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

Wireko A Awuah et al. Int J Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 1;109(3):227-229.

doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000020.

¹ Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
² University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
³ University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary.
⁴ Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu, DR Congo.
⁶ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

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