AFEM consensus conference 2013 summary: Emergency care in Africa - Where are we now?

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 158-163

  Reynolds, Teri A ^a,b   Calvello, Emilie J B ^c   Broccoli, Morgan C ^d   Sawe, Hendry R ^a   Mould Millman, Nee Kofi ^e   Teklu, Sisay ^f   Wallis, Lee A ^g  

^a MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AFEM; Burden of disease; Consensus; Emergency; Health systems; Out of hospital

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85027930623     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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