Collaboration in surgical capacity development: A report of the inaugural meeting of the strengthening rwanda surgery initiative

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1500-1505

  Petroze, Robin T ^a   Mody, Gita N ^b   Ntaganda, Edmond ^c   Calland, J Forrest ^a   Riviello, Robert ^b   Rwamasirabo, Emile ^d   Ntakiyiruta, Georges ^c   Kyamanywa, Patrick ^c   Kayibanda, Emmanuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^d KING FAISAL HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RWANDA;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; RWANDA; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84879795979     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1769-8     Document Type: Article

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