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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 4/2012

01-04-2012

Is It Possible to Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? Reply

Author: Stephen Merry

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2012

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I am grateful for Dr. Chu’s leadership in the promotion of task-shifting to heal the “neglected tropical disease” of surgical illnesses in resource-limited settings. While her letter affirms the feasibility and necessity of training and employing general medical officers at district hospitals to provide primary surgical services, it also clarifies some of the challenges ahead. …
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Title
Is It Possible to Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? Reply
Author
Stephen Merry
Publication date
01-04-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-012-1464-9

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