Development of a surgical capacity index: Opportunities for assessment and improvement

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-239

  Kwon, Steve ^a   Kingham, T Peter ^b,c   Kamara, Thaim B ^d   Sherman, Lawrence ^e   Natuzzi, Eileen ^g   Mock, Charles ^a   Kushner, Adam ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^e Department of Surgery   (Liberia)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; LIBERIA; MELANESIA; SIERRA LEONE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; LIBERIA; MELANESIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SIERRA LEONE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84857458492     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1385-z     Document Type: Article

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