Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-142

  Stanley, Christine M ^a   Rutherford, George W ^b   Morshed, Saam ^c   Coughlin, R Richard ^c   Beyeza, Titus ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Burden of disease; Chronic disease; Epidemiology; Osteomyelitis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE BURDEN; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUESTROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149123162     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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