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Original Research

Childbirth-Associated Fistula and Perineal Tears Repaired on Outreach Campaigns in Remote Democratic Republic of Congo

Justin Paluku1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HEAL Africa Tertiary Hospital, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo;2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Goma (UNIGOM), Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of CongoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Phoebe Bruce3 Department of Undergraduate Medical Education, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Eugénie Kamabu4 Department of Internal Medicine, HEAL Africa Tertiary Hospital, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Benjamin Kataliko1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HEAL Africa Tertiary Hospital, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Jonathan Kasereka5 Department of Surgery, HEAL Africa Tertiary Hospital, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Annie Dube3 Department of Undergraduate Medical Education, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-2535
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Pages 1025-1031 | Published online: 29 Oct 2021

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