The Practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in subSaharan Africa and Antarctica：A White Paper or a Black Mark？

作     者：Andrew J. Haig MD Jonathan Im Ayodeji Adewole, MD Virgina S. Nelson, MD, M.P.H Brian Krabak, MD, M.B.A. 

作者机构：Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Wayne State University Detroit Michigan USA. SOS International Accra Ghana. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University of WashingtonSeattle Washington USA. 

出 版 物：《中国康复医学杂志》 (Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine)

年 卷 期：2009年第24卷第5期

页      面：385-389页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：体格检查 医学 文献资料 因特网 

摘      要：Objective:To explore the practice of PM&R in subSaharan Africa and ***:Medline searches,membership data searches,fax survey of medical schools,Internet searches,and interviews with ***:The continents are dissimilar in terms of climate and *** both Antarctica and subSaharan Africa have no PM&R training programs,no professional organizations,no specialty board requirements,and no practicing physicians in the *** there is no known disabled child on Antarctica and adults are airlifted to world-class health care,the consequences of this deficit are minimal *** the 788,000,000 permanent residents of subSaharan Africa including approximately 78 million persons with disability are left ***:Antarctica is doing *** is in a *** medical schools,hospitals doctors,and persons with disability;along with foreign volunteers,aid groups,and policymakers can impact the *** government-specifically national ministries of health-is ultimately responsible for the health and wellbeing of citizens.