Surgery in developing Countries: Why and how to meet surgical needs worldwide

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-5

  Contini, Sandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; SURGEON; SURGERY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34447504431     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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