title: The history of the Southwestern Surgical Congress: 1949-1998. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis--East Bay, Oakland 94602, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Organ
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosiba
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D015206:Southwestern United States