Hospitalized for poverty: orthopaedic discharge delays due to financial hardship in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal injury contributes significantly to the burden of disease in Tanzania and other LMICs. For hospitals to cope financially with this burden, they often mandate that patients pay their entire hospital bill before leaving the hospital. This creates a phenomenon of pat...

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Hauptverfasser:	Joy E. Obayemi, Elizabeth B. Card, Octavian Shirima, Ajay Premkumar, Honest Massawe, Neil P. Sheth
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-09-01
Schriftenreihe:	Global Health Research and Policy
Schlagworte:	Global surgery Orthopedic injury Road traffic crash Health policy Ethics Financial hardship
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-022-00265-z
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