Intermittent and mobile surgical services: Logistics and outcomes

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1335-1339

  Rodas, Edgar ^a   Vicuña, Anita ^a   Merrell, Ronald C ^b  

^a Cinterandes Foundation   (Ecuador)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL WARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECUADOR; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744532117     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7632-4     Document Type: Article

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