| Title |
Guidelines for Surgeons on Establishing Projects in Low‐Income Countries
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-013-1999-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Caris E. Grimes, Jane Maraka, Andrew N. Kingsnorth, Rudolph Darko, Christopher A. Samkange, Robert H. S. Lane |
| Abstract |
There is increasing interest by surgeons in high-income countries to support colleagues in low-income countries to improve the provision of surgical care, particularly in rural areas. Such interest may be demonstrated by single individuals, short-term surgical missions, or establishment of partnerships. Such altruistic efforts may cause problems unless properly planned and carried out. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 25% |
| Canada | 2 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Uganda | 1 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 69% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 31% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 22% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 46% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 18 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3,112,608
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#403
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#6
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