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The study aimed to quantify the global surgical specialist workforce by country and build a WHO database, but no quantitative results were reported in the abstract.
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The study aims to quantify the global surgical specialist workforce to aid in international comparisons and national workforce planning.
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Baseline workforce estimates support national surgical planning; leaves open how best to close distribution gaps.
An insufficient surgical workforce is a major barrier to safe surgical care for billions of people worldwide.1 Although a critical shortage of a spectrum of surgical providers has been described in many countries, the global number and distribution remain poorly assessed.2 Meanwhile, more data on the surgical workforce are crucial for international comparisons and the development of national workforce plans tailored to populations needs. We aimed to quantify the global surgical specialist workforce by country, and to build a WHO surgical workforce database in the process.
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Holmer et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Surgical workforce shortage. Global surgical specialist workforce was evaluated on Quantification of the global surgical specialist workforce by country. The study aimed to quantify the global surgical specialist workforce by country and build a WHO database, but no quantitative results were reported in the abstract.
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