Moving from data collection to application: A systematic literature review of surgical capacity assessments and their applications

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 813-821

  Carlson, Lucas C ^a   Lin, Joseph A ^a,b   Ameh, Emmanuel A ^c   Mulwafu, Wakisa ^d   Donkor, Peter ^e   Derbew, Miliard ^f   Rodas, Edgar ^g   Mkandawire, Nyengo C ^d,h   Dhanaraj, Mitra ^i,j   Yangni Angate, Herve ^k,l   Sani, Rachid ^m   Labib, Mohamed ⁿ   Barbero, Roxana ^o   Clarke, Damian ^p   Smith, Martin D ^q   Sherman, Lawrence ^r   Mutyaba, Frederick A ^s   Alexander, Philip ^t   Hadley, Larry G P ^u   Vanrooyen, Michael J ^v,w,x,y,z   Kushner, Adam L ^a,aa,ab   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g Cinterandes Foundation   (Ecuador)

^h FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ CSI Kalyani Multispeciality Hospital   (India)

^j Ethics Bio Lab Pvt Ltd   (India)

^k West African College of Physicians   (Nigeria)

^l Training and Research Unit of Medical Sciences University of Bouaké   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^m Niger Republic   (Niger)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^o Banco Regional de Santa Cruz   (Bolivia)

^p UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^q UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^r UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA   (Liberia)

^s Rubaga Hospital   (Uganda)

^t Lady Willingdon Hospital   (India)

^u UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^v BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^w HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^x HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^y HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^z Humanitarian Academy at Harvard   (United States)

^aa Sur Overseas   (United States)

^ab Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICES; EDUCATION; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; SURGERY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84925482450     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2938-8     Document Type: Article

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