Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone faces a substantial backlog of patients with inguinal hernia in need of repair due to a shortage of surgical providers. The current mitigation strategy includes task-sharing with associate clinicians and non-specialist medical doctors, and the economic impact of this approach needs asse...
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| Main Authors: | Zin Min Thet Lwin, Abdul Rahman Mansaray, Sam Al-Samman, George Keel, Birger C Forsberg, Jessica H Beard, Alex J van Duinen, Håkon Angell Bolkan, Thomas Ashley, Juuli Palmu, Hertta Kalsi, Hannah Ashley, Jenny Löfgren |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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| Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003861 |
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