Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the Gambia;Capacidad de asistencia de emergencias, asistencia anestésica y asistencia de traumatismos en Gambia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 565-572

  Iddriss, Adam ^a   Shivute, Nestor ^b   Bickler, Stephen ^c   Cole Ceesay, Ramou ^d   Jargo, Bakary ^e   Abdullah, Fizan ^a   Cherian, Meena ^b  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

^e Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN RESOURCE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GAMBIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LAPAROTOMY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OPEN FRACTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHETICS; CRITICAL CARE; GAMBIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

GAMBIA;

EID: 79961012217     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.086892     Document Type: Article

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