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