Erratum: Ratio of cesarean sections to total procedures as a marker of district hospital trauma capacity (World Journal of Surgery (2012) 36 (2074-2079) DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1629-6);Ratio of cesarean sections to total procedures as a marker of district hospital trauma capacity

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2074-2079

  Petroze, Robin T ^a,b   Mehtsun, Winta ^c   Nzayisenga, Albert ^d   Ntakiyiruta, Georges ^b   Sawyer, Robert G ^a   Calland, J Forrest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d KING FAISAL HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RWANDA; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; RWANDA; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84867870791     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1824-5     Document Type: Erratum

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