title: Contemporary issues in rural surgery.
authors.affiliation: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Cogbill
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cofer
authors.forename: Benjamin T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Jarman
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008019:Life Style; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011156:Population Density; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce