A survey of surgical capacity in rural southern Nigeria: Opportunities for change

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2811-2818

  Henry, Jaymie A ^a   Windapo, Olubayo ^b   Kushner, Adam L ^c,d   Groen, Reinou S ^c,e   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^c,f  

^a Education   (United States)

^b Polybonde Medical Services   (Nigeria)

^c Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

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

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; NIGERIA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84877135316     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1764-0     Document Type: Article

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