Outcome of hydrocephalus and spina bifida surgery in a referral hospital without neurosurgical services in Tanzania

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Oneko, M ^a   Lyamuya, S ^a   Mhando, S ^a  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINA BIFIDA; TANZANIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036963446     PISSN: 09396764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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