RT Journal
A1 Tollefson TT, Larrabee WF
T1 GLobal surgical initiatives to reduce the surgical burden of disease
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD February 15
VO 307
IS 7
SP 667
OP 668
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.158
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.158
AB 
Global surgical initiatives are hindered by the lack of data reflecting the magnitude of the unmet need.1- 2 In this Viewpoint, we (1) describe the progress of global surgery initiatives, (2) delineate research priorities, (3) review metrics that assess the cost-effectiveness of surgical services, and (4) discuss approaches to building surgical capacity to reduce the global surgical burden of disease.