Training and practice of pediatric surgery in Africa: Past, present, and future

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Elhalaby, Essam A ^a   Uba, Francis A ^b   Borgstein, Eric S ^c,d   Rode, Heinz ^e   Millar, Alastair J W ^e  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Challenges; History; Pediatric surgery; Research; Training

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OMPHALOCELE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PEDIATRICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84861827145     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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