Guidelines for surgeons on establishing projects in low-income countries

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1203-1207

  Grimes, Caris E ^a   Maraka, Jane ^b   Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^c   Darko, Rudolph ^d   Samkange, Christopher A ^e   Lane, Robert H S ^a  

^a Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d West African College of Physicians   (Nigeria)

^e College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ARTICLE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84877736023     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1999-4     Document Type: Article

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