The current medical practice of the pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in North America

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-226

  McCarthy, James J ^a   Armstrong, Douglas G ^b   Davey, Joseph P ^d   Epps, Howard R ^e   Gerardi, Joseph A ^f   Kanel, Jeffrey S ^g   Mehlman, Charles T ^a   Roach, James W ^c   Schwend, Richard M ^h   Smith, Brian G ⁱ   Ward, W Timothy ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

^e LLP   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Pediatric Orthopaedics Associates of Silicon Valley   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

orthopaedic surgery; pediatrics; surgical practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORTH AMERICA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CHILD; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79953817668     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31820fc8b7     Document Type: Article

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