title: Who will have the 'guts' to quantify the decline in surgical skills of older surgeons? A commentary on the paper that shows that this occurs in thyroid surgeons.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Browning
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000592:standards*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology*