Specialization and the Current Practices of General Surgeons

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Specialization and the Current Practices of General Surgeons Marquita R. Decker, MD, MPH, Christopher M. Dodgion, MD, MBA, MSPH, Alvin C. Kwok, MD, MPH, Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, Jeff A. Havlena, MS, Wei Jiang, MS, Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD, K. Craig Kent, MD, FACS, Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 218, Issue 1, Pages 8-15 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.016 Copyright © 2014 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Distribution of general surgeons' practice that is composed of their most common procedure. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2014 218, 8-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.016) Copyright © 2014 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Correlation between endoscopy as a percentage of surgeons' case volume and number of gastroenterologists in the health service area. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2014 218, 8-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.016) Copyright © 2014 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions