The generalist/cardiovascular specialist: A proposal for a new training track

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 8 I, 1997, Pages 630-634

  Fuster, Valentin ^a   Nash, Ira S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030803728     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_part_1-199710150-00008     Document Type: Review

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