Projections of Demand for Cardiovascular Surgery and Supply of Surgeons

Background: While demand for cardiovascular surgery is expected to increase gradually along with the rapid increase in cardiovascular diseases with respect to the aging population, the supply of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons has been continuously decreasing over the past 10 years. Consequen...

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Main Authors: Jung Jeung Lee, Nam Hee Park, Kun Sei Lee, Hyun Keun Chee, Sung Bo Sim, Myo Jeong Kim, Ji Suk Choi, Myunghwa Kim, Choon Seon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.S1.S37