General surgeon shortage in the united states: Fact or fiction, causes and consequences

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 513-523

  Richardson, J David ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

surgeon shortage

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LABOR SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052705000     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2011.542973     Document Type: Article

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