title: Looking for an oasis: large sections of rural America continue to suffer from a drought of general surgeons.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce