Free health care for under 5 year olds increases access to surgical care in sierra leone: An analysis of case load and patient characteristics

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1216-1219

  Groen, Reinou S ^a,b   Kamara, Thaim B ^c   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^a,d   Daoh, Kisito S ^e   Kushner, Adam L ^a,f,g  

^a Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIERRA LEONE; STATISTICS; SURGERY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SIERRA LEONE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84877774946     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1993-x     Document Type: Article

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