The orthopaedic needs of children in rwanda: Results from a national survey and orthopaedic service implications

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 948-951

  Atijosan, Oluwarantimi ^a   Simms, Victoria ^b   Kuper, Hannah ^a   Rischewski, Dorothea ^a   Lavy, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal impairment survey; Paediatric orthopaedics; Service planning; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIMB MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RWANDA;

EID: 74249113399     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181c18962     Document Type: Article

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