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The Impact of Natural Disaster on Pediatric Surgical Delivery: A Review of Haiti Six Months Before and After the 2010 Earthquake
Author(s) -
Christopher D. Hughes,
Katherine A. Nash,
Blake C. Alkire,
Craig D. McClain,
Lars Hagander,
C. Jason Smithers,
Maxi Raymonville,
Stephen R. Sullivan,
Robert Riviello,
Selwyn O. Rogers,
John G. Meara
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1548-6869
pISSN - 1049-2089
DOI - 10.1353/hpu.2012.0067
Subject(s) - medicine , natural disaster , pediatric trauma , retrospective cohort study , surgical procedures , medical emergency , pediatrics , emergency medicine , injury prevention , poison control , surgery , geography , meteorology
Little is known about pediatric surgical disease in resource-poor countries. This study documents the surgical care of children in central Haiti and demonstrates the influence of the 2010 earthquake on pediatric surgical delivery.

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