The Developing Crisis in the National General Surgery Workforce

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 790-795

  Cofer, Joseph B ^a   Burns, R Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049139126     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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