Evaluation of trauma care capabilities in four countries using the WHO-IATSIC Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 946-956

  Mock, Charles ^a   Nguyen, Son ^b   Quansah, Robert ^c   Arreola Risa, Carlos ^d   Viradia, Ramesh ^e   Joshipura, Manjul ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Hanoi Health Department   (Viet Nam)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^d SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^e Public Health System   (India)

^f Academy of Traumatology India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GHANA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MEXICO; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDIZATION; VIET NAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GHANA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEXICO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMATOLOGY; VIETNAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33744758352     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0768-4     Document Type: Article

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