title: Scientific surgical meetings: why do we need them?
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90017-4807.
authors.forename: Q R
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Stiles
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014481:United States