Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012

Volume: 94, Issue: 3, Pages: 201 - 209F
Published: Mar 1, 2016
Abstract
Objective To estimate global surgical volume in 2012 and compare it with estimates from 2004.Methods For the 194 Member States of the World Health Organization, we searched PubMed for studies and contacted key informants for reports on surgical volumes between 2005 and 2012.We obtained data on population and total health expenditure per capita for 2012 and categorized Member States as very-low, low, middle and high expenditure.Data on caesarean...
Paper Details
Title
Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012
Published Date
Mar 1, 2016
Volume
94
Issue
3
Pages
201 - 209F
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