title: Where have the general surgeons (doctors) gone?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silen
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States