A formidable task: Population analysis predicts a deficit of 2000 cardiothoracic surgeons by 2030

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 835-840

  Williams Jr , Thomas E ^a   Sun, Benjamin ^a   Ross Jr , Patrick ^a   Thomas, Andrew M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CERTIFICATION; COST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON;

CAREER CHOICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALIZATION; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77949489668     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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