Presidential address: Toward physician competency

Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 589-593

  Nahrwold, David L ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032874581     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(99)70109-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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