The burden of surgical conditions and access to surgical care in low- And middle-income countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 646-647

  Ozgediz, Doruk ^a   Jamison, Dean ^b   Cherian, Meena ^c   McQueen, Kelly ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

CATARACT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SURGERY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48749096249     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.050435     Document Type: Short Survey

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