E-Education in paediatric surgery: A role for recorded seminars in areas of low bandwidth in sub-Saharan Africa

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-410

  Hadley, G P ^a   Mars, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

e Education; Paediatric surgery; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEO DISK; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIDEODISC RECORDING;

EID: 79954430754     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2806-z     Document Type: Article

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