title: Reply to letter: "evidence does not support association between a greater supply of general surgeons and low rates of perforation in North Carolina".
authors.affiliation: UNC School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC simonneuwahl@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neuwahl
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000078329:Workforce