title: The evolution and future of scientific communication: American Surgical Association presidential address.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Layton F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rikkers
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D013502:General Surgery; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000266:history; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history