A tool and index to assess surgical capacity in low income countries: An initial implementation in Sierra Leone

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1970-1977

  Groen, Reinou S ^a,b   Kamara, Thaim B ^c   Dixon Cole, Richmond ^c   Kwon, Steven ^d   Kingham, T Peter ^a,e   Kushner, Adam L ^a,f  

^a Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

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

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SIERRA LEONE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SIERRA LEONE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84866741410     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1591-3     Document Type: Article

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