Improving the quantitative basis of the surgical burden in low-income countries

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Vos, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 70349645687     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000149     Document Type: Short Survey

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