Challenges of anaesthesia in the management of the surgical neonates in Africa

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Amponsah, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Neonatal anaesthesia; neonatal intensive care; neonate; surgical neonate

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957766671     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.70410     Document Type: Conference Paper

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