The Canadian plastic surgery workforce survey: Interpretation and implications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2299-2306

  MacAdam, Sheina A ^a   Kennedy, Steven ^b   Lalonde, Don ^b   Anzarut, Alex ^b   Clarke, Howard M ^b   Brown, Erin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SERVICE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; WORKLOAD; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34249814930     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000261039.86003.f0     Document Type: Article

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