Surgical capability and surgical pathology in Papua New Guinea in the year 2000

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 274-280

  Watters, D A K ^a,d   Kapitgau, W M ^c   Kaminiel, P ^c   Liko, O ^c   Kevau, I ^c   Ollapallil, J ^b   Ponifasio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^d GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Emerging diseases; Surgical audit; Surgical pathology; Surgical training; Trauma; Tropical medicine

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATHOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035348804     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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