Population health metrics for surgery: Effective coverage of surgical services in low-income and middle-income countries

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Ozgediz, Doruk ^a   Hsia, Renee ^b   Weiser, Thomas ^c   Gosselin, Richard ^d   Spiegel, David ^e   Bickler, Stephen ^f   Dunbar, Peter ^g   McQueen, Kelly ^h  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; POPULATION HEALTH METRICS; SURGERY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58149291867     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9799-y     Document Type: Article

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