Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling study

Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling study

Background: Approximately 150 million individuals worldwide face catastrophic expenditure each year from medical costs alone, and the non-medical costs of accessing care increase that number. The proportion of this expenditure related to surgery is unknown. Because the World Bank has proposed elimin...

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Main Authors: Dr. Mark G Shrime, MD, Anna J Dare, MBChB, Blake C Alkire, MD, Kathleen O'Neill, BS, John G Meara, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15700859

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