Global neurosurgical workforce density—you cannot improve what you do not measure

Five million neurosurgical cases go untreated each year. This is in part due to the lack of neurosurgical care providers. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has spearheaded efforts to monitor the number of neurosurgical providers around the globe since 2016. In this perspective, we disc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney, Ammar, Adam, Rolle, Myron, El Ouahabi, Abdessamad, Park, Kee B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8325789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34332646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41016-021-00252-2
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Sumario:Five million neurosurgical cases go untreated each year. This is in part due to the lack of neurosurgical care providers. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has spearheaded efforts to monitor the number of neurosurgical providers around the globe since 2016. In this perspective, we discuss why, when, and how the neurosurgical workforce should be measured.

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