Interest in international surgical volunteerism: Results of a survey of members of the American Pediatric Surgical Association

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2244-2249

  Butler, Marilyn W ^a   Krishnaswami, Sanjay ^b   Rothstein, David H ^c   Cusick, Robert A ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global burden of surgical disease; Global surgery; Humanitarian surgery; International surgery; Surgical volunteerism; Unmet surgical needs

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGEON; VOLUNTEER;

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 83455187929     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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