18.05.2024 | Letter to the Editor
Make a difference: become a volunteer
verfasst von:
A. Kingsnorth
Erschienen in:
Hernia
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Excerpt
In Sub-Saharan Africa inguinal hernias are more common than HIV/AIDS, twice as prevalent as TB and account for a similar burden of disease to malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, yet they are neglected with an estimated accumulation of 6.3 million unoperated cases: 1-in-3 existing for >5 years, being large in size and preventing gainful employment [
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