Assessment of acute trauma care training in Kenya

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1118-1123

  MacLeod, Jana B A ^a   Gravelin, Sara ^a   Jones, Tait ^a   Gololov, Alex ^a   Thomas, Michelle ^a   Omondi, Benson ^a   Bukusi, E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; KENYA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICAL STAFF; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70450277382     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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