Characteristics of practice among rural and urban general surgeons in north carolina

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1052-1060

  King, Jennifer ^a   Fraher, Erin P ^a   Ricketts, Thomas C ^a   Charles, Anthony ^b   Sheldon, George F ^b   Meyer, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67649198670     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a6cd57     Document Type: Article

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