A heart rhythm society electrophysiology workforce study: Current survey analysis of physician workforce trends

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1346-1355

  Deering, Thomas F ^a   Clair, Walter K ^b   Delaughter, M Craig ^c   Fisher, Westby G ^d   Garlitski, Ann C ^e   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^f   Gillis, Anne M ^g  

^a PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity; Clinical cardiac electrophysiology; Competition; Mobility; Procedures; Survey; Time; Workforce; Workforce trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPETITION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77956219896     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.07.026     Document Type: Article

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