Barriers to accessing surgical care: a cross-sectional survey conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Published in World J Surg on October 01, 2013

Authors

Lubna Samad1, Fayez Jawed, Sana Zehra Sajun, Mohammad Hussham Arshad, Naila Baig-Ansari

Author Affiliations

1: Indus Hospital Research Center, Indus Hospital, Korangi Crossing, Karachi 75190, Pakistan. lubna.samad@irdresearch.org

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