Volunteer orthopedic surgical trips in Nicaragua: A cost-effectiveness evaluation

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2802-2808

  Chen, Andrew T ^a   Pedtke, Andrew ^a   Kobs, Jeffrey K ^b   Edwards Jr , George S ^b   Coughlin, R Richard ^a   Gosselin, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cooperación Ortopédica Americano Nicaraguense ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NICARAGUA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NICARAGUA; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877127247     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1702-1     Document Type: Article

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