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A Sobering Reality in Sierra Leone

Natasha M. Ruth, MD, and Gary S. Gilkeson, MD  |  Issue: March 2010  |  

Dr. Ruth is assistant professor of pediatrics in the pediatric rheumatology division at the MUSC. Dr. Gilkeson is professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology at the MUSC.

References

  1. Opala JA. The Gullah: Rice, Slavery and the Sierra Leone-American Connection. 1987. Freetown, Sierra Leone: United States Information Service.
  2. Tam-Baryoh D. Corruption in Sierra Leone: Who will guard the guards? Worldpress.org. January 15, 2002.
  3. Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. Available online at www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. Updated January 15, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2010.

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