Confronting the global burden of surgical disease

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1457-1459

  Mock, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; SURGERY; EDITORIAL;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84879797811     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2102-x     Document Type: Editorial

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