Role of novel policy implementation for Gamma Knife (GK) procedures in improving access to neurosurgical care in lower middle income countries (LMICs) GK in LMICs
Background: The high cost of GK machines with resultant scarcity of GK centers, coupled to additional cost of contrast MRI brain makes it nearly impossible for the vast majority of the population without health insurance in LMICs to have access to this advancement in management. Methods: AIIMS, Delh...
Main Authors: | Bhavya Pahwa, Deepak Agrawal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-04-01
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Series: | World Neurosurgery: X |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139723000157 |
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