Current situation of neurosurgery in Central America: an analysis and suggestions for improvement

Ena Isabel Miller; Rafael De la Riva; Jorge Eduardo Ortega; Francisco Sansivirini Valle; Ricardo Lungo Esquivel; Marvin F Salgado Perez; José Antonio Perez Berrios

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.067

Current situation of neurosurgery in Central America: an analysis and suggestions for improvement

World Neurosurg. 2013 Nov;80(5):e53-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.067. Epub 2012 Oct 27.

Authors

Ena Isabel Miller¹, Rafael De la Riva, Jorge Eduardo Ortega, Francisco Sansivirini Valle, Ricardo Lungo Esquivel, Marvin F Salgado Perez, José Antonio Perez Berrios

Affiliation

¹ Association of Central American Societies of Neurosurgery; Honduran Association of Surgical Neurology, Honduras; Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas, San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Electronic address: emillerhn@yahoo.com.

PMID: 23111231
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.067

No abstract available

Keywords: ASOCAN; Association of Central American Societies of Neurosurgery; Central America; FLANC; Federation of Latin-American Neurosurgery; Neurosurgery; Public Health System; Social Security Health System; WFNS; WHO; World Federation of Neurosurgery; World Health Organization.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Central America
Health Services Accessibility / standards*
Health Services Accessibility / trends*
Humans
Neurosurgery / economics
Neurosurgery / standards*
Neurosurgery / trends*
Public Health / economics
Public Health / trends
Quality Improvement / trends*
Salaries and Fringe Benefits / trends
Societies, Medical / trends
State Medicine / economics
State Medicine / standards
State Medicine / trends