Practice of intensive care in rural Africa: An assessment of data from Northern Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Towey, R M ^a   Ojara, S ^a  

^a St Mary's Hospital Lacor Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

EID: 66349087432     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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