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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 4/2014

01-04-2014

Commentary on: Characterizing the Global Burden of Surgical Disease: A Method to Estimate Inguinal Hernia Epidemiology in Ghana

Authors: Samuel D. Shillcutt, Andrew N. Kingsnorth

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2014

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Beard et al. [1] describe a very useful method for estimating the hernia incidence, prevalence, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and cost of repair in Ghana. This study is particularly timely as hernia repair has been covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which is facing several obstacles to financial sustainability. The cost and DALY estimates drawn from Shillcutt et al. [2] represent a starting point for basing calculations; however, several limitations both of the data and how it is used should be noted. …
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Metadata
Title
Commentary on: Characterizing the Global Burden of Surgical Disease: A Method to Estimate Inguinal Hernia Epidemiology in Ghana
Authors
Samuel D. Shillcutt
Andrew N. Kingsnorth
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2227-y

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