title: Ear surgery camps in Nepal and the work of the Britain Nepal Otology Service (BRINOS).
abstract: The Britain Nepal Otology Service (BRINOS), founded as a registered charity in 1988, has so far held four ear surgery camps in Nepal, sponsored and organised a nationwide survey of the prevalence and causes of ear disease and deafness and is sponsoring a pilot scheme of primary care for ear disease. Seven thousand outpatients have been seen, 270 major and 170 minor ear operations have been performed in the four ear surgery camps.
authors.affiliation: BRINOS, Guildford.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weir
mesh_terms: D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009390:Nepal; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery; D006113:United Kingdom