Voluntarism and the global unmet need for surgery

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-

  Ozgediz, Doruk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURGICAL TRAINING; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

EID: 63049128328     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.567     Document Type: Letter

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