TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Rehabilitation of landmine victims--the ultimate challenge
JO  - Bulletin of The World Health Organization
A1  - Walsh, Nicolas E.
A1  - Walsh, Wendy S.
SP  - 665
EP  - 670
VL  - 81
IS  - 9
N2  - Antipersonnel landmines are often used indiscriminately and frequently result in injury or death of non-combatants. In the last 65 years, over 110 million mines have been spread throughout the world into an estimated 70 countries. Landmine victims use a disproportionately high amount of medical resources; the vast majority of incidents occur in regions and countries without a sophisticated medical infrastructure and with limited resources, where rehabilitation is difficult in the best of circumstances. It is suggested that only a quarter of the patients with amputation secondary to landmines receive appropriate care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0042-9686
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -