Traditional surgeons in sub-Saharan Africa: Images from south Sudan

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 505-508

  Miles, Steven H ^a   Ololo, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b c/o American Refugee Committee ^*  (Sudan)

Author keywords

Medicine traditional; Post operative complications; Sub Saharan Africa; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CIRCUMCISION; CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCISION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL HERNIA; INJECTION; OPEN FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDAN; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUDAN; SURGERY;

EID: 0043207692     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203767869057     Document Type: Review

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