The Surgical Workforce: Averting a Patient Access Crisis

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 797-809

  Russell, Thomas R ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGERY;

ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548657804     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.06.003     Document Type: Review

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