Operation hernia: Humanitarian hernia repairs in Ghana

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 389-391

  Sanders, D L ^a,b   Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Ghana; Hernia; Humanitarian; Repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMORAL HERNIA; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EUROPE; GHANA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL;

EID: 34848904749     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-007-0238-z     Document Type: Article

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