The neglect of the global surgical workforce: Experience and evidence from Uganda

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1208-1215

  Ozgediz, Doruk ^a   Galukande, Moses ^b   Mabweijano, Jacqueline ^b   Kijjambu, Stephen ^b   Mijumbi, Cephas ^b   Dubowitz, Gerald ^a   Kaggwa, Samuel ^b   Luboga, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UGANDA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UGANDA;

EID: 43949120118     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9473-4     Document Type: Review

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