Neurosurgery in Egypt: Past, present, and future - From pyramids to radiosurgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 789-796

  El Gindi, Sayed ^a,b   Awad, Issam A ^c   Brotchi, Jacques ^c   El Khamlichi, Abdeslam ^c   Lüdemann, Wolf ^c   Samii, Madjid ^c  

^a MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Egypt)

^b El Hay El Khanis   (Egypt)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Egypt; History; Neurosurgical development; Papyrus papers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EGYPT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EGYPT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0036765262     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200209000-00032     Document Type: Article

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