Deaths from acute abdominal conditions and geographical access to surgical care in India: a nationally representative spatial analysis

Background: Few population-based studies quantify mortality from surgical conditions and relate mortality to access to surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries. Methods: We linked deaths from acute abdominal conditions within a nationally representative, population-based mortality sur...

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Main Authors: Anna J Dare, PhD, Joshua S Ng-Kamstra, MD, Jayadeep Patra, PhD, Sze Hang Fu, MSA, Peter S Rodriguez, MSA, Marvin Hsiao, PhD, Raju M Jotkar, MD, J S Thakur, MD, Jay Sheth, MD, Prof. Prabhat Jha, DPhil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15000790