Global distribution of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue S2, 2015, Pages S9-S11

  Holmer, Hampus ^a   Lantz, Adam ^a   Kunjumen, Teena ^b   Finlayson, Samuel ^c   Hoyler, Marguerite ^d   Siyam, Amani ^b   Montenegro, Hernan ^b   Kelley, Edward T ^b   Campbell, James ^b   Cherian, Meena N ^b   Hagander, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; OBSTETRICIAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGEON; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH; MANPOWER; OBSTETRICS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; SURGEONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84928989229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70349-3     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Meara JG, Leather AJM, Hagander L, et al. Global surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development. Lancet 2015, published online April 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60160-X.
2. Hoyler M, Finlayson SR, McClain CD, Meara JG, Hagander L Shortage of doctors, shortage of data: a review of the global surgery, obstetrics, and anesthesia workforce literature. World J Surg 2014, 38:269-280.
3. WHO Global Surgical Workforce Database data collection tool World Health Organization, (accessed Oct 13, 2014). http://www.who.int/surgery/eesc_database/en/.