The scope and utilisation of day case surgery in a developing country

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 200-205

  Ojo, E O ^a   Ihezue, C H ^b   Sule, A Z ^b   Ramyil, V M ^b   Misauno, M A ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDOSCOPY; EYE SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDOSCOPY; HERNIA; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NIGERIA; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34547447313     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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