Patterns of orthopedic and trauma admissions to a tertiary teaching and referral health facility in Kenya: Chart review.

• Päätekijät: Maxwell Philip Omondi (Tekijä), Joseph Chege Mwangi (Tekijä), Fred Chuma Sitati (Tekijä), Herbert Onga'ngo (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tertiary hospitals in resource-limited countries should treat referred patients but in reality, are the first level of care for the vast majority of patients. As a result, the tertiary facility effectively functions as a primary health care facility. The urban phenomenon of widespread self-referral...