The impending shortage and the estimated cost of training the future surgical workforce

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 590-596

  Williams, Thomas E ^a,b   Satiani, Bhagwan ^a   Thomas, Andrew ^a   Ellison, E Christopher ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROSURGERY; OBSTETRICS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETIREMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY; UROLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349678721     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b6c90b     Document Type: Article

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