Cost-Effectiveness in Global Surgery: Pearls, Pitfalls, and a Checklist

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1401-1413

  Shrime, Mark G ^a,b   Alkire, Blake C ^a,b   Grimes, Caris ^c   Chao, Tiffany E ^d   Poenaru, Dan ^e,f,g   Verguet, Stéphane ^h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MCM Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and MyungSung Medical College   (Ethiopia)

^f MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PROBABILITY; SURGERY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GENERAL SURGERY; MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CHECKLIST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 85009887720     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-3875-0     Document Type: Review

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