Teaching Trauma Care in India: An Educational Pilot Study From Bangalore

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-377

  Tchorz, Kathryn M ^a   Thomas, Naveen ^a   Jesudassan, Sujatha ^a   Kumar, Ramegh ^a   Chinnadurai, R ^a   Thomas, Asha ^a   Tchorz, Rosemarie I ^a   Murthy Chaturvedula, Prabhkara ^a   Parks, Jennifer K ^a   Naylor, Rebekah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

casualty care; emergency care; India healthcare; International Trauma Center; trauma education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 34548702904     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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