title: The death of an American President and the birth of an organization: the American Surgical Association and its legacy.
authors.affiliation: L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon), FACS, FCCM, FRCSEng (Hon), FRCSEd (Hon), FWACS (Hon), FRCSI (Hon), FCS(SA) (Hon), EVMS Medical Group, EVMS Surgery, Norfolk, VA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D035082:Federal Government / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States