Barriers to surgery in low- and middle-income countries: Patient perceptions in Vietnam

• C. Yao,
• J. Swanson,
• D. Chanson,
• T.B. Taro,
• B. Gura,
• J.C. Figueiredo,
• H. Wipfli,
• K. Hatcher,
• E. McCrane,
• R. Vanderburg,
• W.P. Magee

Affiliations

C. Yao

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; USC Institute of Global Health, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

J. Swanson

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

D. Chanson

Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School Of Medicine Of USC

T.B. Taro

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

B. Gura

USC Institute of Global Health, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

J.C. Figueiredo

Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School Of Medicine Of USC

H. Wipfli

USC Institute of Global Health, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

K. Hatcher

Operation Smile International, Virginia Beach, VA

E. McCrane

Operation Smile International, Virginia Beach, VA

R. Vanderburg

Operation Smile International, Virginia Beach, VA

W.P. Magee

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA