The global burden of musculoskeletal disease in low and middle-income countries is large,
growing, and neglected. While there is considerable funding for the control of communicable …

Background Significant blood loss continues to plague early tangential excision of the burn
wound. Although various techniques to reduce intraoperative blood loss have been …

In China, burns are becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality with large societal
and economic implications. To date, there is little epidemiological data on burns in China to …

To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pediatric burn patients in Shanghai and to
determine the targets for a pediatric burn prevention program, a retrospective review of all …

Acid burns from assault represent a substantial and neglected proportion of burn injuries in
the developing world. A retrospective chart review was conducted to assess the frequency of …

Objective: To assess variations in seasonality and regional distribution of orofacial clefts in
babies born in Zambia. Design: A retrospective chart review was done using records of all …

How is Africa to build up the medical research it needs? Doctors in African research
communities are starved of access to the journals and texts their colleagues in more developed …

INTRODUCTION: Cambodia is a developing country of 13 million people where there are
an estimated 20,000 burns and 2000 burn deaths annually. Two thirds of the burns occur to …

Objective This survey of Canadian general surgery residents was designed to determine their
interest level, past experiences and awareness of opportunities in the field of international …

… Beveridge, unpublished data). Of 167 registered participants in ten East African countries,
30 used the service between January 2005 and September 2005. In the broader field of 24 …