title: Presidential address:  looking back in order to look ahead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210-1228, USA.
authors.forename: Sidney F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States