Are we headed for a shortage of burn surgeons?

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 464-467

  Faucher, Lee D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGEON;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8644263086     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000144534.93523.DC     Document Type: Review

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