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Erschienen in: Pediatric Surgery International 6/2018

28.04.2018 | Letter to the Editor

Harnessing medical student power in global surgery research

verfasst von: Roshni C. Mansfield, Louis C. S. Gardner, Georgina O. A. Ndukwe, Henry de Berker, Kathryn Ford, Kokila Lakhoo

Erschienen in: Pediatric Surgery International | Ausgabe 6/2018

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The need for more timely, accessible and affordable surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is increasingly recognised [1]; however there is an extreme paucity of good data to guide the necessary resource allocation. Increasing the research workforce can only accelerate the realisation of the Lancet’s recommendations to improve service provision and, ultimately, patient outcome [1]. …
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Titel
Harnessing medical student power in global surgery research
verfasst von
Roshni C. Mansfield
Louis C. S. Gardner
Georgina O. A. Ndukwe
Henry de Berker
Kathryn Ford
Kokila Lakhoo
Publikationsdatum
28.04.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Pediatric Surgery International / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-018-4272-y

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