Delivery of operative pediatric surgical care by physicians and non-physician clinicians in Malawi

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 509-515

  Tyson, Anna F ^a,b   Msiska, Nelson ^a   Kiser, Michelle ^b   Samuel, Jonathan C ^a,b   Mclean, Sean ^b   Varela, Carlos ^a   Charles, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malawi; Pediatric surgery; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGEON; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PEDIATRICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; BURN; BURN SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; INFANT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84900010285     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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