Provision of essential surgery in remote and rural areas of developed as well as low and middle income countries

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 581-585

  Atiyeh, Bishara S ^a   Gunn, S William A ^b   Hayek, Shady N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Secretary General   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Essential surgery; Primary health care; Rural area

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 78649334106     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.07.291     Document Type: Review

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