Elective report: Obs & Gynae in Sierra Leone

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Elective report: Obs & Gynae in Sierra Leone - 10-06-2008, 05:30 AM

Jonathan Nelson shares his elective experiences of working in Sierra*Leone.* **Eclamptic ward in Sierra LeoneWhen I told people I was going to Sierra Leone to do Obs & Gynae for my elective I got a variety of reactions ranging from, ‘What about the civil war?’ to, ‘Is that safe?” The second question was usually, ‘Obs [...]

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