Expanding laparoscopic cholecystectomy to rural Mongolia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 751-759

  Straub, Catherine M ^a   Price, Raymond R ^b   Matthews, Douglas ^a   Handrahan, Diana L ^c   Sergelen, Davaatseren ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Intermountain Healthcare   (United States)

^c Statistical Data Center   (United States)

^d Delta Center   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONGOLIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MONGOLIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79952185970     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-0965-2     Document Type: Article

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