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Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quo Vadis?

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Source URL: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0034-138372…

Author(s)

Charles Yankah, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Manuel Antunes, Frank Edwin, Christine Yuko-Jowi, Shanthi Mendis, Habib Thameur, Andreas Urban, Ralph Bolman III

This article looks at the availability of cardiac surgery in africa using a survey to calculate the availability of surgeons around this continent and also looks at the models of care employed.