title: Neurosurgical manpower: what are the issues?
abstract: Various issues are examined that affect the number of neurosurgeons required to deliver quality care to the people of the United States. The primary issues are a need to define the scope of neurosurgery and to ensure patients adequate access to neurosurgical care. Only after these have been satisfactorily dealt with can realistic numerical goals be set.
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce