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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 7/2013

01-07-2013

Confronting the Global Burden of Surgical Disease

Author: Charles Mock

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 7/2013

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In the 100 years since the International Society of Surgery was founded, there have been dramatic advances in the field of surgery and anesthesia. Patients with numerous, previously fatal conditions such as severe injuries, malignancies, end-stage kidney or liver failure, and many others can now be successfully treated. Many who had previously led lives of disability and exclusion—persons with club feet, cleft lip, other congenital anomalies, burn wound contractures—are now able to lead normal, active, lives. …
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Metadata
Title
Confronting the Global Burden of Surgical Disease
Author
Charles Mock
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2102-x

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