title: Maximizing health outcomes from government investment in surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: ASERNIP-S, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, University of Adelaide and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Prema
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thavaneswaran
authors.forename: Guy J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Maddern
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom