The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory.

Håkon A Bolkan; Lars Hagander; Johan von Schreeb; Donald Bash-Taqi; Thaim B Kamara; Øyvind Salvesen; Arne Wibe

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The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory.

Håkon A Bolkan, Lars Hagander, Johan von Schreeb, Donald Bash-Taqi, Thaim B Kamara, Øyvind Salvesen, Arne Wibe

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Abstract

Limited data exist on surgical providers and their scope of practice in low-income countries (LICs). The aim of this study was to assess the distribution and productivity of all surgical providers in an LIC, and to evaluate correlations between the surgical workforce availability, productivity, rates, and volume of surgery at the district and hospital levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1344-1351
Journal	World Journal of Surgery
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3417-1
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

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