The Practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in subSaharan Africa and Antarctica: A White Paper or a Black Mark?

PM and R

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 421-426

  Haig, Andrew J ^a   Im, Jonathan ^b   Adewole, Ayodeji ^c   Nelson, Virgina S ^a   Krabak, Brian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOS International   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLIMATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; GOVERNMENT; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFERENCE DATABASE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; TRAINING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 65549093486     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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