The pediatric neurosurgical workforce: Defining the current supply - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Durham, Susan R ^a,b,c   Lane, Jessica R ^a   Shipman, Scott A ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Manpower; Neurosurgery; Supply; Survey; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LICENCE; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEON; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; WORK SCHEDULE; AGE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; RESEARCH; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59049101920     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.PEDS08255     Document Type: Article

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