TY - JOUR
T1 - The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory.
AU - Bolkan, Håkon A
AU - Hagander, Lars
AU - von Schreeb, Johan
AU - Bash-Taqi, Donald
AU - Kamara, Thaim B
AU - Salvesen, Øyvind
AU - Wibe, Arne
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Limited data exist on surgical providers and their scope of practice in low-income countries (LICs). The aim of this study was to assess the distribution and productivity of all surgical providers in an LIC, and to evaluate correlations between the surgical workforce availability, productivity, rates, and volume of surgery at the district and hospital levels.
AB - Limited data exist on surgical providers and their scope of practice in low-income countries (LICs). The aim of this study was to assess the distribution and productivity of all surgical providers in an LIC, and to evaluate correlations between the surgical workforce availability, productivity, rates, and volume of surgery at the district and hospital levels.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84955586813
U2 - 10.1007/s00268-016-3417-1
DO - 10.1007/s00268-016-3417-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 26822155
SN - 1432-2323
VL - 40
SP - 1344
EP - 1351
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
IS - 6
ER -
