Paediatric emergency medicine in the developing world: The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
Malawi is a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy, infant and under five mortality statistics are appalling relative to the developed world. This article describes the experience of an emergency physician from Australia in a Paediatric Accident and Emergency department in Blantyre, Malawi.
Furyk
Jeremy S
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Department of Emergency Medicine, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Townsville, Qld 4814, Australia. Jeremy_Furyk@health.qld.gov.au
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