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Introduction of a portable ultrasound unit into the health services of the Lugufu refugee camp, Kigoma District, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Diagnostic imaging services are scarce in much of the developing world. Ultrasound is a low-cost, safe, and widely applicable imaging modality. AIMS: We delivered a portable ultrasound machine to the Lugufu refugee camp in Tanzania and conducted a course on its use in order to assess the...
Autores principales: | Adler, David, Mgalula, Katanga, Price, Daniel, Taylor, Opal |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657264/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-008-0074-7 |
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