Rotational rural surgery for the poor in developing countries

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Aderounmu, A O A ^a   Afolayan, S A ^a   Nasiru, T A ^a   Olaore, J A ^b   Adeoti, M L ^a   Adelasoye, M ^b  

^a LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b State Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; SURGERY; SYNDACTYLY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SYNDACTYLY;

EID: 52049090361     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2007.070064     Document Type: Article

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