The practice of pathology in Africa

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 752-755

  Kaschula, Ronald Otto Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84879683548     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0587-ED     Document Type: Article

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