A pilot survey of pediatric surgical capacity in west africa

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 669-676

  Okoye, Mekam T ^a,e   Ameh, Emmanuel A ^b   Kushner, Adam L ^c,d,e   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^c,f  

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

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^d College of Physicians and Surge ^*  (United States)

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

^f NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; SURGERY;

AFRICA, WESTERN; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84925532751     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2868-5     Document Type: Review

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