A model for neurosurgical humanitarian aid based on 12 years of medical trips to South and Central America: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-9

  Mainthia, Rajshri ^a,b,d   Tye, Gary W ^a   Shapiro, Jay ^a   Doppenberg, Egon M R ^c   Ward, John D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Humanitarian aid; Medical missions; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; ENCEPHALOCELE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIPOMA; LIPOMYELOMENINGOCELE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SURGEON; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

ALTRUISM; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67650103073     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.PEDS08193     Document Type: Review

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