Partnerships for developing pediatric surgical care in low-income countries

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2273-2274

  Azzie, Georges ^a   Bickler, Stephen ^b   Farmer, Diana ^c   Beasley, Spencer ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PEDIATRICS; POVERTY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 56449090595     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.08.062     Document Type: Conference Paper

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