Pediatric surgery workforce: population and economic issues

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1426-1431

  Nakayama, Don K ^a   Newman, Kurt D ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Pediatric Surgical Association; Pediatric surgery; Physician workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SURGEON; WORKLOAD;

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REGISTRIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149084799     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.081     Document Type: Article

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