The general surgery job market: Analysis of current demand for general surgeons and their specialized skills

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1133-1139

  Decker, Marquita R ^a   Bronson, Nathan W ^b   Greenberg, Caprice C ^a   Dolan, James P ^b   Kent, Kenneth C ^a   Hunter, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; GROUP PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RESIDENT; RURAL AREA; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OREGON; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84887875884     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.07.400     Document Type: Article

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