Patterns of surgical practice in a small rural hospital

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-10

  Sariego, Jack ^a  

^a Newton Regional Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGEON;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MISSISSIPPI; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032985542     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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