Global surgery: defining an emerging global health field
@article{Dare2015GlobalSD, title={Global surgery: defining an emerging global health field}, author={Anna J. Dare and Caris E. Grimes and Rowan D. Gillies and Sarah L. M. Greenberg and Lars Hagander and John G. Meara and Andrew J.M. Leather}, journal={The Lancet}, year={2015}, volume={384}, pages={2245-2247} }
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