Becoming an orthopaedic surgeon: Background of trainees and their opinions of selection criteria for orthopaedic training

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 473-477

  Sherry, Eugene ^a,d   Mobbs, Ralph ^b   Henderson, Antony ^c  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

orthopaedic training; selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0029944257     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00785.x     Document Type: Article

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