We Asked the Experts: Community Participation in Global Surgery Research
Lynn Bust
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorLucia D'Ambruoso
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
School of Medicine and Centre for Global Development, School of Education, Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorJakub Gajewski
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Institute of Global Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Kathryn Chu
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Department of Surgery, University of Botswana, Plot 4775 Notwane Rd., Gaborone, Botswana
[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLynn Bust
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorLucia D'Ambruoso
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
School of Medicine and Centre for Global Development, School of Education, Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorJakub Gajewski
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Institute of Global Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Kathryn Chu
Department of Global Health, Centre of Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Cape Town, South Africa
Department of Surgery, University of Botswana, Plot 4775 Notwane Rd., Gaborone, Botswana
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