Addressing African acute care needs through consensus-building

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Reynolds, Teri A ^a,b   Wallis, Lee A ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84875159577     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2013.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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