Comprehensive national analysis of emergency and essential surgical capacity in Rwanda

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 436-443

  Petroze, R T ^a   Nzayisenga, A ^b   Rusanganwa, V ^c   Ntakiyiruta, G ^b   Calland, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c Ministry of Health of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RWANDA; STATISTICS;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RWANDA; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84856427227     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7816     Document Type: Article

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