Safeguarding children through pediatric surgical care in war and humanitarian settings: a call to action for pediatric patients in Gaza.

World J Pediatr Surg

UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Published: February 2024

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