Essential trauma care in Ghana: Adaptation and implementation on the political tough road

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 934-939

  Quansah, Robert ^a,b  

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

^b Komo Anokye Teaching Hospital   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; SAFETY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GHANA; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744770699     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0766-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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