title: Confronting the global burden of surgical disease: the research tools for the job.
authors: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK, ashton.barnett-vanes11@imperial.ac.uk.
authors: Ashton
authors: A
authors: Barnett-Vanes
authors: Mahiben
authors: M
authors: Maruthappu
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Shalhoub
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D017281:Cost of Illness; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
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