Reassessing the Alma-Ata Declaration: A Scoping Review of Its Impact on Global Surgery

Alexander H. Chang, Daniel Najafali, Imraan Sherman, Tesfahun Ali Said, Safiya Sherman, Joseph M. Nthumba, Sthefano Araya, Sameer A. Patel, Peter M. Nthumba

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DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000007260
Published: 2025-11
Container: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/gox.0000000000007260,
  title = {Reassessing the Alma-Ata Declaration: A Scoping Review of Its Impact on Global Surgery},
  author = {Alexander H. Chang and Daniel Najafali and Imraan Sherman and Tesfahun Ali Said and Safiya Sherman and Joseph M. Nthumba and Sthefano Araya and Sameer A. Patel and Peter M. Nthumba},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open},
  doi = {10.1097/gox.0000000000007260},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007260}
}

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JO  - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
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Chang, A. H., Najafali, D., Sherman, I., Said, T. A., Sherman, S., Nthumba, J. M., Araya, S., Patel, S. A., & Nthumba, P. M. (2025). Reassessing the Alma-Ata Declaration: A Scoping Review of Its Impact on Global Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007260

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