Trends in general surgery workforce data

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Powell, Anathea C ^a   McAneny, David ^a   Hirsch, Erwin F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery; Population ratio; Specialization; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGING; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042574269     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.054     Document Type: Article

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