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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 12/2021

01-12-2021 | Invited Commentary

Getting Costs Right in Global Surgery

Author: Mark G. Shrime

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 12/2021

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Excerpt

In 2015, my colleagues and I estimated that over 80 million people each year experience financial catastrophe due to the costs of getting surgery [1]. …
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Shrime MG, Dare AJ, Alkire BC, O’Neill K, Meara JG (2015) Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health 3(Suppl 2):S38-44CrossRef
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Metadata
Title
Getting Costs Right in Global Surgery
Author
Mark G. Shrime
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06300-3

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