Is international volunteer surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate a cost-effective and justifiable intervention? A case study from East Asia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2819-2830

  Moon, Woori ^a   Perry, Henry ^a   Baek, Rong Min ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIET NAM;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VIETNAM; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 84877108853     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1761-3     Document Type: Article

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