Abstract:Background In the past 10-15 years, thousands of civilians in Gaza have experienced conflict-related traumatic injuries. How injuries affect survivors' risks of negative long-term health effects and serious illness is unclear. We report follow-up findings in a group of patients with traumatic amputations.Methods Eligible patients had traumatically amputated limbs and showed signs and symptoms of possible serious illness on standardised clinical examination. The patients were all receiving rehabilitation treatm… Show more
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