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Cost-effectiveness of club-foot treatment in low-income and middle-income countries by the Ponseti method

BACKGROUND: Club foot is a common congenital deformity affecting 150 000–200 000 children every year. Untreated patients end up walking on the side or back of the affected foot, with severe social and economic consequences. Club foot is highly treatable by the Ponseti method, a non-invasive techniqu...

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Autores principales: Grimes, Caris E, Holmer, Hampus, Maraka, Jane, Ayana, Birhanu, Hansen, Linda, Lavy, Christopher B D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5321308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28588918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2015-000023