title: Surgical epidemiology: a call for action.
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. athind2@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Amardeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thind
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mock
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McQueen
mesh_terms: D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D013502:General Surgery / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D014943:Global Health; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*