Rural versus non-rural differences in surgeon performed endoscopy: Results of a national survey

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 903-905

  Zuckerman, Randall ^a   Doty, Brit ^a   Bark, Kenneth ^a   Heneghan, Steven ^a  

^a Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35848961631     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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