Lancet. 2008 Jul 12;372(9633):90-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60924-1. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Global surgery--defining a research agenda.

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An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data. [Lancet. 2008]
An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data.Weiser TG, Regenbogen SE, Thompson KD, Haynes AB, Lipsitz SR, Berry WR, Gawande AA. Lancet. 2008 Jul 12; 372(9633):139-44. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

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