TY  - JOUR
T1  - SUrgery in lebanon
AU  - Ghossain A, Freiha F, Geahchan N
Y1  - 2003/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.138.2.215
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 215
EP  - 219
VL  - 138
IS  - 2
N2  - 
In the Middle East, Lebanon has traditionally been known for high standards of medical education and a high quality of medical care. Its health care system is characterized by an abundance of medical schools, hospitals, equipment, and manpower; multiple systems of medical education; prevalence of the private sector; and paradoxical proficiency of the system in the face of lack of regulation. The Lebanese value individualism and are firmly attached to their liberal system, which contributes to their creativity and inventiveness and, on the other hand, leads to a paucity of government policies and control, lack of statistics, excessive competition, and no clear effort at organization.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.2.215
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.2.215
ER  -