Impact of the introduction of ultrasound services in a limited resource setting: Rural Rwanda 2008

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Shah, Sachita P ^a   Epino, Henry ^b   Bukhman, Gene ^c   Umulisa, Irenee ^d   Dushimiyimana, J M V ^d   Reichman, Andrew ^d   Noble, Vicki E ^b  

^a ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD POSITION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PLACENTA; PLEURA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; RWANDA; TRAINING; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64649101775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-4     Document Type: Article

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