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Definitive surgical femur fracture fixation in Northern Tanzania: implications of cost, payment method and payment status
INTRODUCTION: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) covers major orthopaedic trauma for a catchment population of 12.5 million people in northern Tanzania. Femur fractures, the most common traumatic orthopaedic injury at KCMC (39%), require open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for defin...
Autores principales: | Rajaguru, Praveen Paul, Massawe, Honest, Jusabani, Mubashir, Temu, Rogers, Sheth, Neil Perry |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8418167/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34527142 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.126.25878 |
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