Use of locum tenens surgeons to provide surgical care in small rural hospitals

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Doty, Brit ^a   Andres, Mark ^a   Zuckerman, Randall ^a,b   Borgstrom, David ^a  

^a Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGEON;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACT SERVICES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149475027     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9820-5     Document Type: Article

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