Mortality related to acute illness and injury in rural Uganda: task shifting to improve outcomes.

Due to the dual critical shortages of acute care and healthcare workers in resource-limited settings, many people suffer or die from conditions that could be easily treated if existing resources were used in a more timely and effective manner. In order to address this preventable morbidity and morta...

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Main Authors: Stacey Chamberlain, Uwe Stolz, Bradley Dreifuss, Sara W Nelson, Heather Hammerstedt, Jovita Andinda, Samuel Maling, Mark Bisanzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388510?pdf=render