Addressing WHO resolution 60.22: A pilot project to create access to acute care services in Uganda

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 461-468

  Hammerstedt, Heather ^a,b,j   Maling, Samuel ^c   Kasyaba, Ronald ^d   Dreifuss, Bradley ^b,e   Chamberlain, Stacey ^b,f   Nelson, Sara ^b,g,k   Bisanzo, Mark ^b,h   Ezati, Isaac ⁱ  

^a Idaho Emergency Physicians   (United States)

^b Global Emergency Care Collaborative   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^d Karoli Lwanga Nyakibale Hospital   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^g MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^j University of Washington WWAMI   (United States)

^k TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SIMULATION; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; UGANDA;

EID: 84908387225     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.01.035     Document Type: Article

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