The Quality and Utility of Surgical and Anesthetic Data at a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 370-379

  Tumusiime, G ^a   Was, A ^b   Preston, M A ^c,d   Riesel, J N ^d,e   Ttendo, S S ^a   Firth, P G ^d,f  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Geenral Hospital   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UGANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UGANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988734762     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3714-8     Document Type: Article

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