Pulmonary specialty training to improve respiratory health in low- and middle-income countries needs and challenges: Needs and challenges

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 486-490

  Chakaya, Jeremiah M ^a   Carter, E Jane ^b   Hopewell, Philip C ^c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health systems; Lung disease burden; Physician training

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PULMONARY SPECIALTY TRAINING; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PULMONOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84928714063     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201502-071PS     Document Type: Review

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