Assessment of pediatric surgery capacity at government hospitals in Sierra Leone

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2554-2558

  Kushner, Adam L ^a,b   Groen, Reinou S ^b,c   Kamara, Thaim B ^d   Dixon Cole, Richmond ^d   Daoh, Kisito S ^e   Kingham, T Peter ^a,f   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^g  

^a Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

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

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SIERRA LEONE; STATISTICS;

HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; PEDIATRICS; SIERRA LEONE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84867855047     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1737-3     Document Type: Article

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