Using Network and Complexity Theories to Understand the Functionality of Referral Systems for Surgical Patients in Resource-Limited Settings, the Case of Malawi

• Main Authors: Chiara Pittalis (Author), Ruairí Brugha (Author), Leon Bijlmakers (Author), Frances Cunningham (Author), Gerald Mwapasa (Author), Morgane Clarke (Author), Henk Broekhuizen (Author), Martilord Ifeanyichi (Author), Eric Borgstein (Author), Jakub Gajewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background  A functionally effective referral system that links district level hospitals (DLHs) with referral hospitals (RHs) facilitates surgical patients getting timely access to specialist surgical expertise not available locally. Most published studies from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC...