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WHO: World Health Organization: The world health report 2006: Working together for health. Geneva; 2006

Debas HT, Gosselin R, McCord C et al (2006) Surgery. In: Disease control priorities in developing countries, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, New York, pp 1245-1260

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McCord C, Chowdhury Q (2003) A cost effective small hospital in Bangladesh: What it can mean for emergency obstetric care.  Int J Gynaecol Obstet 81:83-92

Mullen F, Frehywot S (2007) Non-physician clinicians in 47 sub-Saharan African countries. The Lancet 370: 2158-2163

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