Liberian surgical and anesthesia infrastructure: A survey of county hospitals

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Knowlton, Lisa Marie ^a,b   Chackungal, Smita ^a   Dahn, Bernice ^c   Lebrun, Drake ^d   Nickerson, Jason ^e   McQueen, Kelly ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Liberia)

^d Thomas J Watson Foundation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; LIBERIA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84879692099     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1903-2     Document Type: Article

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