title: The diminishing presence of plastic surgeons in hand surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery; Children's Hospital; 300 Longwood Avenue; Hunnewell 1; Boston, Mass. 02115; amir.taghinia@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Amir H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Taghinia
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce
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