Committee opinion no. 466: Ethical considerations for performing gynecologic surgery in low-resource settings abroad

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 793-799

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CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY CARE; FISTULA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; VAGINA DISEASE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; VAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 77957261207     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f680b2     Document Type: Review

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