International surgery: Definition, principles and Canadian practice

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 365-372

  Lett, Ronald ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Network for International Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; SURGEON;

AFRICA; ALTRUISM; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PORTRAITS; RELIEF WORK; SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0345306690     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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