Musculoskeletal trauma services in Uganda

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 466, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2317-2322

  Naddumba, E K ^a  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTORCYCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGEON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UGANDA; URBANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UGANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52649159301     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0369-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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