Successfully establishing laparoscopic surgery programs in developing countries: Clinical results and lessons learned

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1000-1003

  Asbun, H J ^a   Berguer, R ^a   Altamirano, R ^b   Castellanos, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEODRA   (Nicaragua)

^c Hospital Juan XXIII   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Education; Laparoscopic surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGERY;

EID: 0030267768     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900223     Document Type: Article

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