Trauma care in Africa: A status report from Botswana, guided by the World Health Organization's "Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care"

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2371-2383

  Hanche Olsen, Terje Peder ^a,b   Alemu, Lulseged ^c   Viste, Asgaut ^a,d   Wisborg, Torben ^e,f   Hansen, Kari S ^e,g  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e Hammerfest Hospital   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^g Longyearbyen Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BOTSWANA; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84867867120     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1659-0     Document Type: Article

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