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A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence and Spatial Patterns of Major Limb Loss in the Acholi Sub-Region of Uganda

2020-05-14

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<h4>BACKGROUND</h4> There is a widely reported preponderance of major limb loss in Northern Uganda, which is believed to have been caused in large part by prolonged civil war. Access to rehabilitation facilities is extremely limited, and there has never been a study to understand how many people have major limb loss, nor how many of them have had access to medical or rehabilitative services. <h4>AIM</h4> The fir...

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10.1101/2020.05.14.095836
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