Global surgical initiatives to reduce the surgical burden of disease

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 667-668

  Tollefson, Travis T ^a   Larrabee, Wayne F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SHORT SURVEY; SURGERY; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857100425     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.158     Document Type: Short Survey

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