Surgical Work Output: Is There Room for Increase? An Analysis of Surgical Work Effort from 1999 to 2003

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Breslin, Tara M ^a   Mahvi, David M ^a   Vanness, David J ^a   Mullahy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

medical workforce; productivity; surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 41149086935     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.04.031     Document Type: Article

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