Quality of care in humanitarian surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1169-1172

  Chu, Kathryn M ^a,b   Trelles, Miguel ^c   Ford, Nathan P ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; FIRST AID; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

ALTRUISM; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79956032230     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1084-9     Document Type: Article

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