Systematic review of postgraduate surgical education in low- and middle-income countries

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1324-1335

  Rickard, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF KIGALI   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 84959086902     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3445-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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