Surgery and global health: A Lancet Commission

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9911, 2014, Pages 12-13

  Meara, John G ^a,b   Hagander, Lars ^c   Leather, Andrew J M ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIST; TELECONFERENCE; ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84892728185     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62345-4     Document Type: Note

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