Surgery, public health, and Pakistan

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2625-2634

  Zafar, Syed Nabeel ^a   McQueen, K A Kelly ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; SURGERY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 83655201351     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1304-3     Document Type: Article

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