Evaluation of trauma and critical care training courses on the knowledge and confidence of participants in Kenya and Zambia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  MacLeod, Jana B A ^a   Okech, Moses ^b   Labib, Mohammed ^c   Aphivantrakul, Paul ^a   Lupasha, Emanual ^c   Nthele, Mzaza ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Nakuru Provincial Hospital   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KENYA; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TRAUMATOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRAUMATOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 78651263918     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0810-z     Document Type: Article

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