The Coming Shortage of Surgeons: Why They Are Disappearing and What That Means for Our Health

by Thomas E. Williams Jr., Bhagwan Satiani, Thomas R. Russell, et al.

Book Overview

A critical, quantitative look at the future supply and demand of surgical specialists that may foretell rationing of surgical services.

The Coming Shortage of Surgeons: Why They Are Disappearing and What That Means for Our Health is the only quantitative analysis of the workforce in orthopedic and thoracic surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology. It analyzes the demand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313380708
• ISBN13: 9780313380709
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"