Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Edwards Williams; Bhagwan Satiani; E Christopher Ellison |
| ISBN: | 9780313380709 0313380708 |
| OCLC Number: | 320193400 |
| Description: | xviii, 194 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | The problem -- Demand for a surgical/medical workforce -- Surgical supply : residents, the future surgeons -- Constraints to supply : pertinent issues -- Calculating physician supply : the model : assumptions, relevant parameters, and the algorithm -- Orthopedic surgery -- Cardiothoracic surgery -- Otolaryngology -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- General surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Urology -- The last hurdle : the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and graduate medical education funding -- Is there a solution? : numerical projections, and improving physicians' productivity -- Challenges and consequences. |
| Series Title: | Praeger series on contemporary health and living. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas E. Williams, Jr., Bhagwan Satiani, and E. Christopher Ellison ; foreword by Thomas R. Russell. |
Reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Tags
Add tags for "The coming shortage of surgeons : why they are disappearing and what that means for our health".
Be the first.
