Plastic surgery and global health: How plastic surgery impacts the global burden of surgical disease

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1244-1248

  Semer, Nadine B ^a   Sullivan, Stephen R ^b   Meara, John G ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Global burden of surgical disease; Global surgery; Plastic surgery in the developing world

Indexed keywords

BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGEON;

EID: 77955517652     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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