Population analysis predicts a future critical shortage of general surgeons

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 548-556

  Williams Jr , Thomas E ^a   Ellison, E Christopher ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CERTIFICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51449092844     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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