title: The global burden of surgical disease: past, present and future.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK Rele.ologunde@rcsed.net.
authors.forename: Rele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ologunde
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Laksmi S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hashimoto-Govindasamy
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: Sayinthen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vivekanantham
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends