Surgical care in the solomon islands: A road map for universal surgical care delivery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1183-1193

  Natuzzi, Eileen S ^a,b,c   Kushner, Adam ^b   Jagilly, Rooney ^d   Pickacha, Douglas ^d   Agiomea, Kaeni ^d   Hou, Levi ^d   Houasia, Patrick ^d   Hendricks, Phillip L ^a   Ba'Erodo, Dudley ^d  

^a Loloma Foundation   (United States)

^b Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons   (United States)

^c William Moore Stack Foundation   (United States)

^d National Referral Hospital   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANESIA; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79956025345     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1097-4     Document Type: Article

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