Adequate vascular training opportunities can be provided without compromising patient care

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 524-527

  Pai, M ^a,b   Handa, A ^a   Hands, L ^a   Collin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b National Medical Laser Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operative mortality and morbidity; Vascular surgical training

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TIME; TRAINING; VASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036598592     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1634     Document Type: Article

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