Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Workforce in the United States: A Severe Surgeon Shortage Appears Imminent

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Cohn, Stephen M ^a   Price, Michelle A ^a   Villarreal, C Lizette ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349410229     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.06.369     Document Type: Article

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