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. 2006 Dec;43(12):848-929.

doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2006.09.002.

Volunteerism and humanitarian efforts in surgery

A Thomas Pezzella¹

Affiliations

PMID: 17222597
PMCID: PMC7089607
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2006.09.002

Review

Volunteerism and humanitarian efforts in surgery

A Thomas Pezzella. Curr Probl Surg. 2006 Dec.

. 2006 Dec;43(12):848-929.

doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2006.09.002.

Author

A Thomas Pezzella¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA.

PMID: 17222597
PMCID: PMC7089607
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2006.09.002

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Figures

FIG 1 — FIG 1
National health expenditures.,

FIG 2 — FIG 2
World population growth.

FIG 3 — FIG 3
World population still far from stabilizing.

FIG 4 — FIG 4
Globalization.

FIG 5 — FIG 5
Ghana healthcare model.

FIG 6 — FIG 6
Curative medicine.

FIG 7 — FIG 7
Surgical career.

FIG 8 — FIG 8
Clinical or academic surgeon.

FIG 9 — FIG 9
Global scheme.

FIG 10 — FIG 10
Clinical activity.

FIG 11 — FIG 11
Clinical level III/IV activity.

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