The impending severe shortage of trauma/critical care surgeons in the USA

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2355-2358

  Cohn, Stephen ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957171876     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0689-8     Document Type: Article

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