Letter from Iraq. Effect of sanctions on surgical practice.
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Abstract
The sanctions against Iraq have led health care to fall below minimally acceptable standards. Doctors must treat patients without adequate drugs, anaesthetics, or basic surgical supplies. The continuation of sanctions will lead to a further deterioration. No ethical, religious, or humane body should condone this.
Medical subject headings
- General Surgery
- International Cooperation
- Warfare