The cost effectiveness of reconstructive surgery in Cambodia

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 319-324

  Rattray, Kyle Walter ^a   Harrop, Tara C ^a   Aird, James ^a   Tam, T ^a   Beveridge, Massey ^a   Gollogly, James G ^a  

^a Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Center   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Disability adjusted life year (DALY); Reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CAMBODIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLUBFOOT; CORNEA INJURY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISABLED PERSON; EATING; EDUCATION; EYE SURGERY; FOREIGN BODY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PTERYGIUM; RECREATION; SHOPPING; SKIN GRAFT;

EID: 84880690384     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: 1875855X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0703.182     Document Type: Article

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