Surgery and global public health: The UNC-Malawi surgical initiative as a model for sustainable collaboration

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Qureshi, Javeria S ^a   Samuel, Jonathan ^a   Lee, Clara ^a   Cairns, Bruce ^a   Shores, Carol ^a   Charles, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALAWI; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALAWI; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78651285716     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0836-2     Document Type: Article

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