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Limb Injuries and Disability in the Southwest Region of Cameroon

Extremity injuries are a leading cause of morbidity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), often resulting in marked short-term and long-term disabilities. Most of the existing knowledge on these injuries originates from hospital-based studies; however, poor access to health care in LMICs limi...

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Autores principales:	Ahmed Nour, Fonje Mouansie, Tiee, Madeline S., Oke, Rasheedat A., Motwani, Girish N., Azemafac, Kareen E., Mbeboh, Susana N., Embolo, Frida N., Dickson, Drusia C., Dicker, Rochelle A., Juillard, Catherine, Christie, S. Ariane, Chichom-Mefire, Alain
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer 2023
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9937092/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36795867 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00148

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