Nicaraguan surgical and anesthesia infrastructure: Survey of ministry of health hospitals

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2109-2121

  Solis, Carolina ^a,b   León, Pablo ^c   Sanchez, Nora ^d,e   Burdic, Mackenzie ^f   Johnson, Logan ^g   Warren, Hannah ^b,h   Iddriss, Adam ^b,i   McQueen, Kelly ^j  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^e Alemán Hospital   (Nicaragua)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h East Tennessee State University   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NICARAGUA; OBSTETRICS; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NICARAGUA; OBSTETRICS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84882611020     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2112-8     Document Type: Article

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