Threats to rural surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 200-205

  Shively, Eugene H ^a   Shively, Susan A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Rural surgeons; Rural surgery

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERNET; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 22044448649     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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