Managing the injury burden in Nepal

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 466, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2343-2349

  Karmacharya, P C ^a   Singh, G K ^a,b,c   Singh, M P ^a   Gautam, V G ^c   Par, Andrew ^c   Banskota, A K ^d,e   Bajracharya, A ^f   Shreshtha, A B ^g   Mahara, Deepak ^h  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CSM Medical University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital for Rehabilitation of Disabled Children   (Nepal)

^e KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^f National Academy of Medical Sciences (Apex Trauma Center of Nepal)   (Nepal)

^g Nepal Medical Association   (Nepal)

^h TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEPAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEPAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52649177231     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0384-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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